Ferdinand Fritsch (29 March 1898 - 1966/67) was an Austrian football manager.
Football
Fritsch's first known job in football was with
Arka Gdynia
Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia () is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish I liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929.
History
The history of Arka dates back to ...
in 1950. Fritsch joined Arka's rivals
Lechia Gdańsk
Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...
in 1953, taking up the role while they were in the top flight of Polish football. His time at Lechia was unsuccessful with the team only winning 2 of his 18 games in charge. From leaving Lechia in 1953, Fritsch's next documented job was with
Grazer AK
Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletiksport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common), is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria (''Steiermark''). The football section used to be on ...
in Austria in 1960 before leaving the role in 1962.
Death
Little is known about Fritsch's death, only that he died aged 68 in
Vienna
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, Austria.
This places his year of death in either 1966 or 1967.
References
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1898 births
Austrian football managers
Arka Gdynia managers
Lechia Gdańsk managers
Grazer AK managers
1960s deaths