Adolf Patek

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

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 played in the final of the 1930 Mitropa Cup.

Managing career
After the Second World War Patek became a football manager. From 1947 to 1949 he was the coach of FC Bern. From September 1949 until May 1953, he coached the Luxembourg national football team. Then he went to Karlsruher SC. He won the 1955 DFB Cup as a member of this team. They reached the final again in 1956 but lost to 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 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. 

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Category:Association football forwards
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:Austrian football forwards