Theodor Reimann (10 February 1921 – 30 August 1982), also known as Teodor Reimann, was a

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goalkeeper and manager. At club level he played mostly for Slovan Bratislava. Internationally he played for both Slovakia and Czechoslovakia. He obtained 14 caps for Slovakia from 1939 to 1943. He obtained five caps between 1948 and 1954 for Czechoslovakia including one at the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerla ...

Club career

Reimann played for AC Považská Bystrica during wartime. He played for Slovan Bratislava for the majority of his career, winning three consecutive league titles with the club in 1949, 1950 and 1951. In the early 1950s Reimann set a record of not conceding a goal in the Czechoslovak First League for 769 minutes, a record that he held until Sparta Prague goalkeeper Petr Čech surpassed this mark in November 2001. In 1955 Reimann played for Tatran Prešov in a player-coach capacity, under which terms he continued at

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in 1956.

International career

Reimann represented two national teams; due to the separation of Czechoslovakia during World War II he was able to play for Slovakia between 1939 and 1943. He played fourteen times for Slovakia. After the war, the Slovakia team ceased to play matches and Reimann began to play for Czechoslovakia. Although he only made five appearances for Czechoslovakia, he did play in the

, keeping goal in Czechoslovakia's 2–0 defeat against reigning World Cup champions Uruguay.

Coaching career

He coached MŠK Žilina, Lokomotíva Košice, FC Nitra, and Jednota Trenčín.

Honours

Club

;Slovan Bratislava * Czechoslovak First League (3):

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reimann, Theodor 1921 births 1982 deaths Slovak men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers 1954 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football goalkeepers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers MŠK Žilina players 1. FC Tatran Prešov players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Slovakia men's international footballers Dual men's international footballers Slovak football managers Czechoslovak football managers MŠK Žilina managers FC Nitra managers 1. FC Tatran Prešov managers FC Lokomotíva Košice managers People from Žilina District Footballers from the Žilina Region