| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1900-04-04)4 April 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna,Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 9 September 1982(1982-09-09) (aged 82) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wiener Sport-Club | |||
| DFC Prague | |||
| Sparta Prague | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1949 | FC Bern | ||
| 1949–1953 | Luxembourg | ||
| 1953–1956 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 1956–1958 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 1958–1961 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 1961–1963 | SC YF Juventus | ||
| 1963–1966 | 1. Wiener Neustädter SC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adolf Patek (4 April 1900 – 9 September 1982) was an Austrian football player and manager.
Patek began his playing career in 1916 withWiener Sport-Club. In 1919 his team reached theAustrian Cup finals, but was defeated bySK Rapid Wien 3–0. Along withKarl Jordan, Patek joinedDFC Ústí for a short period before moving toDFC Prague. He quickly became known for his ability as a striker and was poached by rivalsSparta Prague. Joined byPepi 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 the1927 Mitropa Cup with Sparta and participated also in the lost final match of1930 Mitropa Cup, both againstRapid Wien.
Following the Second World War, Patek transitioned into a coaching career, beginning as an assistant in theAustrian Football Association before joiningFC Bern from 1947 to 1949 as a coach and trainer.[1] From September 1949 until May 1953,[2] he coached theLuxembourg national team before coachingKarlsruher SC, where he reached his greatest success as a coach, in 1955 leading that team to win theDFB Cup. In the following season, KSC qualified for the final round of the German Cup, ultimately falling toBorussia Dortmund.
In 1956, Patek became coach ofEintracht Frankfurt, winning the first DFB-Pokal final played under floodlights, againstSchalke 04. After two years in Frankfurt, he spent another three as a coach atBayern Munich, staying until 1961. After a short stint withSC YF Juventus, he returned to Austrian football to coachSC Wiener Neustadt, winning the 1963Austrian Cup final againstLASK Linz. This qualified the team for theEuropean Cup, but they fell toŞtiinţa Cluj.
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