Adolf Patek (4 April 1900 – 9 September 1982) was an
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n footballer and football manager.
He began his playing career in 1916 with
Wiener Sport-Club
The Wiener Sport-Club, sometimes abbreviated as WSC, was established in 1883 in Vienna, Austria and is one of the country's oldest athletics clubs. Their traditional home is in the Dornbach quarter of the city ( 17th district).
History
At vari ...
. In 1919 his team reached the
Austrian Cup finals, but was defeated by
SK Rapid Wien
Sportklub Rapid Wien (), commonly known as Rapid Vienna, is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the first title in the season 1911–12, ...
3-0. Along with
Karl Jordan, Patek joined
DFC Ústí for a short period before moving to
DFC Prague
The Deutscher Fußball-Club Prag, commonly known as DFC Prag, was a football club based in Prague. The club was founded on 25 May 1896 by a group of German Jews in Prague, which at the time of its founding was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohem ...
. He quickly became known for his ability as a striker and was poached by rivals
Sparta Prague
) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští''
, ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
, capacity = 19,416
, clubname = Sparta Prague
, image = Sparta Praha logo.png
, image_size = 160px
, fu ...
. Joined by
Pepi Horejs, whom he had played alongside in Vienna, Patek was part of the Sparta side which won the Czechoslovak championship in 1926 and 1927. He additionally won the
1927 Mitropa Cup
The 1927 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by Sparta Prague in a final against Rapid Wien. This was the inaugural edition of the tournament.
Quarter-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''MTK won 8–2 o ...
with Sparta and participated also in the lost final match of
1930 Mitropa Cup
The 1930 season of the Mitropa Cup football club tournament was won by Rapid Vienna in a two-legged final against Sparta Prague. This was the fourth edition of the tournament.
The holders, Újpesti FC, lost in the quarter final against the ital ...
, both against
Rapid Wien
Sportklub Rapid Wien (), commonly known as Rapid Vienna, is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the first title in the season 1911–12, ...
.
Following the Second World War, Patek transitioned into a coaching career, beginning as an assistant in the
Austrian Football Association
The Austrian Football Association (german: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund; ÖFB) is the governing body of football in Austria. It organises the football league, Austrian Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup and the Austria national football team, as well ...
before joining
FC Bern
Fussballclub Bern (FC Bern) is a football team from Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, who currently play in the Gruppe 1, Bern/Jura canton of 2. Liga.
In 1921, the club won the Och Cup (that was considered as the former Swiss Cup). Th ...
from 1947-49 as a coach and trainer. From September 1949 until May 1953,
he coached the
Luxembourg national football team
The Luxembourg national football team (nicknamed the ''Red Lions''; lb, Lëtzebuergesch Foussballnationalequipe, french: Équipe du Luxembourg de football, german: Luxemburgische Fußballnationalmannschaft) is the national football team of Luxe ...
before coaching
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the DF ...
, where he reached his greatest success as a coach, in 1955 leading that team to win the
DFB Cup
The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesl ...
. In the following season, KSC qualified for the final round of the German Cup, ultimately falling to
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...
.
In 1956, Patek became coach of
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...
, winning the first
German Cup
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final played under floodlights, against
FC Schalke. After two years in Frankfurt, he spent another three as a coach at
Bayern Munich, staying until 1961. After a short stint with
SC YF Juventus, he returned to Austrian football to coach
SC Wiener Neustadt, winning the 1963
Austrian Cup final against
LASK Linz
Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as Linzer ASK () or simply LASK, is an Austrian professional football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Footbal ...
. This qualified the team for the
European Cup, but they fell to
Ştiinţa Cluj.
References
1900 births
1982 deaths
Footballers from Vienna
Austrian footballers
AC Sparta Prague players
Association football forwards
Austrian football managers
Karlsruher SC managers
Eintracht Frankfurt managers
FC Bayern Munich managers
SC Young Fellows Juventus managers
Luxembourg national football team managers
FC Bern managers
1. Wiener Neustädter SC managers
Expatriate footballers in Czechoslovakia
DFC Prag players
Wiener Sport-Club players
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