Kurt Weinreich (12 December 1908 – 8 April 1998)
[''Rakas jalkapallo – sata vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa'' by Yrjö Lautela & Göran Wallén, Teos 2007. ] was a German football manager. He was the head coach of the
Finland national football team
The Finland national football team ( fi, Suomen jalkapallomaajoukkue, sv, Finlands fotbollslandslag) represents Finland in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland, the governing body ...
from August 1955 to October 1958.
European National Football Teams 1872–2013 Matches Database
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Weinreich was a former centre forward
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...
. He was signed by the Football Association of Finland
The Football Association of Finland ( fi, Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; sv, Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.
The SPL organises the men's and women's national footb ...
in 1955. In May 1957 Weinreich made a new two-year contract, which allowed him to coach the third-tier club LPM Lahti as well. Weinreich was very popular among the players but had some conflicts with the Football Association. In October 1958 his contract was no longer renewed.[
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1908 births
1998 deaths
German football managers
Finland national football team managers
German expatriate football managers
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