František Fadrhonc

František Fadrhonc in 1974

František Fadrhonc ( born December 18, 1914 in Nymburk, Austria - Hungary, now Czech Republic, † October 9, 1981 in Nicosia, Cyprus) was a Dutch football coach of Czech origin.

Fadrhonc grew up in Nymburk and completed in 1932, the local high school. He then studied in Prague Sport Pedagogy and worked after graduation as a sports teacher at the Charles University in Prague and at the Masaryk School. He earned a doctorate. After the takeover by the Communist Party in February 1948 Fadrhonc emigrated to Austria and 1949 in the Netherlands.

Coaching career

In Holland Fadrhonc coached from 1949 to 1956 Willem II Tilburg, with whom he was in 1952 and 1955 by Dutch masters. His next stop was the SC Enschede, with which he tied with DOS was first table in 1958. That playoff was lost with 0:1. 1962 transferred to Go Ahead Eagles Deventer Fadrhonc, which he led in the final of the Dutch Cup in 1965. Although the team lost against Feyenoord Rotterdam, but still played 1965/66 in the European Cup Winners' Cup, as Feyenoord was also the Dutch masters. Go Ahead failed already in the first round at Celtic.

Fadrhonc had in 1966 accepted the Dutch citizenship in 1970 and coach of the Dutch national team. Although he was able to qualify with the Oranje for the 1974 World Cup, but was nevertheless Rinus Michels purposed as a supervisor. Under the duo Michels- Fadrhonc the Netherlands reached the final, where they lost hosts Germany 1-2.

Fadrhonc went in 1974 after the World Championships in Greece and trained AEK Athens, which he led to the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1976-77. Shortly thereafter, however, in October 1977, he was released after a defeat on Matchday 2 against arch-rivals Olympiakos. After a brief stop in Patras as manager of Panachaiki he was called to office in March 1980 AEK again, that he held as Konditions-/Co-Trainer to June 1981. In the fall of 1981, he accepted an offer to Keravnos Nicosia Cyprus. A win for the season opener should mean the Requiem of the coach, because his heart failed 2 days before Matchday 2 on 9 October 1981.

Others

Deventer is after Fadrhonc a park that is home to a playground, named: The Dr.Fadrhoncpark.

Achievements

  • Vice World Champion 1974
  • Dutch champion in 1952 and 1955
A.E.K. Athens F.C. Panachaiki F.C. FC Utrecht Netherlands national football team 1976–77 UEFA Cup Edgar Chadwick Jimmy Hogan Bob Glendenning Jesse Carver Max Merkel George Hardwick Elek Schwartz Jan Zwartkruis Ernst Happel Rob Baan Kees Rijvers Leo Beenhakker Nol de Ruiter Dick Advocaat Guus Hiddink Bert van Marwijk
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