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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ladislav Scheinflug | ||
| Date of birth | (1938-10-01)1 October 1938 (age 87) | ||
| Place of birth | Bückeburg, Germany[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1968 | Sydney Prague | ||
| 1969 | Club Marconi | ||
| 1971 | Canterbury-Marrickville | ||
| International career | |||
| 1965–1968 | Australia | 6 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969 | Marconi Fairfield | ||
| 1971 | Canterbury-Marrickville | ||
| 1972 | South Coast United | ||
| 1973 | Sydney Croatia | ||
| 1974 | Australia (assistant coach) | ||
| 1974–1975 | Western Suburbs | ||
| 1977 | Brisbane Lions SC | ||
| 1978 | Adelaide City | ||
| 1979–1986 | Marconi Fairfield | ||
| 1981–1984 | Australia | ||
| 1987–1990 | Blacktown City | ||
| 1990 | Australia | ||
| 1994 | Australia | ||
| 2002 | Fiji | ||
| 2004–2005 | Marconi Fairfield | ||
| 2006 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ladislav"Les" ScheinflugAM (born 1 October 1938) is a former professionalsoccer player and manager.[2] Born in Germany, he played for theAustralia national team.
Arriving in Australia in the early 1950s he lived as a youth at Villawood Migrant Hostel and played for the hostel soccer team (Villawood Tigers) He was picked to play in the Southern Districts representative soccer team during these years
Between November 1965 and April 1968 Scheinflug played 6 full international matches forAustralia, scoring four goals.
Before the1974 World Cup Scheinflug became assistant to head coachRale Rasic of the national side. He later served himself on several occasions as head coach of theSocceroos as well as the under 17 and 20 sides.
In 1979 Scheinflug won the Australian Championship and in 1980 the Australian Cup, both withMarconi Fairfield. In 1979, he was voted Coach of the Year by the Australian Soccer Press Association.
In the2000 Australia Day Honours Scheinflug was awarded an AM (Member of the Order of Australia) for services to soccer as a national player and coach.[3]