Adolf Patek

Adolf Patek (4 April 1900 – 9 September 1982) was an Austrian footballer and football manager.

Adolf Patek

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)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Wiener Sport-Club
–	DFC Prague
–	Sparta Prague
Teams managed
1946–1949	FC Bern
1949–1953	Luxembourg
1953–1956	Karlsruher SC
1956–1958	Eintracht Frankfurt
1958–1961	FC Bayern Munich
1961–1963	SC YF Juventus
1963–1966	1. SC Wiener Neustadt
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He began his playing career in 1916 with Wiener Sport-Club. In 1919 his team reached the Austrian Cup finals. They lost 3-0 versus SK Rapid Wien. Together with Karl Jordan he joined DFC Ústí for a short time. Then he went to DFC Prague. He quickly became known as a striker Then he went on to Sparta Prague. With Sparta he won the Czechoslovak championship in 1926 and 1927. He also won the 1927 Mitropa Cup with Sparta and participated also in the lost final match of 1930 Mitropa Cup].

Managing career

After the Second World War Patek he became football manager. From 1947-49 he was coach of FC Bern. From September 1949 until May 1953, he coached the Luxembourg national football team. Then he went to Karlsruher SC. With them he reached his greatest success as a coach. KSC won the 1955 DFB Cup. 1956 KSC qualified again for the final round of the German Cup. They lost versus Borussia Dortmund.

In 1956 Patek became coach of Eintracht Frankfurt and won the German Cup against FC Schalke. After two years in Frankfurt, he spent another three years as coach at Bayern Munich. After a short stint with SC YF Juventus he returned to Austria to coach SC Wiener Neustadt reaching the 1965 Austrian Cup final against LASK Linz.