Theodor Brinek Jr.
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Theodor Brinek(1953 ) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theodor Brinek | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1921 | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 2000 (aged 78) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939-1953 | SC Wacker Wien | ||
| 1953-1955 | AS Monaco | ||
| 1955-1956 | Servette Genf | ||
| Wiener AC | |||
| International career | |||
| 1946-1953 | Austria | 17 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1955-1956 | Servette Genf | ||
| 1956 | Wiener AC | ||
| 1957-1958 | LASK | ||
| 1959-1960 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | ||
| 1962-1963 | Iraklis Saloniki | ||
| 1963-1965 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | ||
| 1965-1966 | SC Wacker Wien | ||
| 1968-1969 | Kremser SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Theodor Brinek Jr. (May 9, 1921 – January 24, 2000) was an Austrian football midfielder and later football coach.
Career
Like his father, Theodor Brinek Sr., Theodor Brinek Jr. also began his football career at SC Wacker Wien. He narrowly missed winning the championship several times during World War II. His most successful timewith Wacker came in the late 1940s with club colleagues like Gerhard Hanappi. In 1947, Theodor Brinek Jr. succeeded in both the championship and the cup.
1953 he moved to France. After two seasons at AS Monaco and another in Switzerland with Servette Geneva, he ended his playing career at Wiener AC. He also played for several clubs in the Viennese lower classes.
International
He played 17 matches for Austria and scored two goals. His first match was on 10 November 1946 versus Switzerland. His last match was on 26 April 1953 versus Hungary. In this match he was also captain of the team. [1]
Manager
By the 1955/56 season, Brinek was not only active on the pitch. He also was active on the coaching bench with the Swiss football club Servette Geneva. Returning to Austria, he also worked as a player-coach for Wiener AC, LASK, and Wacker Innsbruck between 1956 and 1960. Then he was cooach during the 1962–63 season at the Greek first division club Iraklis Saloniki. 1963 he returned to Austria and became a coach again at Wacker Innsbruck, later at Wacker Wien and Kremser Sportclub. [2]