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Heinrich Retschury

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Heinrich Retschury
Personal information
Full name Heinrich Carl Franz Retschury
Date of birth 5 January 1887
Place of birth Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 15 December 1944(1944-12-15) (aged 57)
Place of death Vienna, Nazi Germany
Position(s) defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906 –1912 First Vienna FC
International career
1908 – 1909 Austria
Managerial career
1914 –1919 Austria
1937 Austria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Heinrich Carl Franz Retschury (5 January 1887 – 15 December 1944) was an Austrian football player, referee, coach and official. He played for First Vienna FC and the Austrian team as defender.

Career

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Heinrich Retschury played for First Vienna FC as defender.[1] Together with Wilhelm Eipeldauer he formed the defence of the club. He also played in the Austria national football team.[2] His first match was a 4:0 win against Transleithanien. Transleithanien was the Hungarian part of the Austrian-Hungary Empire. He played another 5 times in the team. His last appearance for Austria was a 1:8 versus England on 1 June 1909. Later he was a member of the Olympic squad for the Stockholm Olympic games in 1912, but he did not play there.[3]

Coach

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During the First World War he became caretaker of the Austrian national football team while coach Hugo Meisl was serving on the front. (23 matches: 6 won, 4 draws, 13 lost).[4] He became caretaker of the national team again in 1937, after the death of Hugo Meisl. (5 matches: 2 won, 1 draw, 2 lost) Under Retschury, the team qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup, but finally did not appear at the tournament, as the country was annexed by Nazi Germany.

Referee

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After his football career he became a successful international referee. At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, he refereed three matches (round of 16: Belgium-Sweden 1:8;[5] Quarterfinal: Netherlands-Irish Free State 2:1;[6] First Bronze medal: Netherlands-Sweden 1:1;[7]).[8] He also refereed league and cup matches in Austria.

Date Team1 Score Score Team2 Stadium Round Notes
29/05/1924 Belgium 1 8 Sweden Stade Olympique de Colombes Round of 16 Sweden advance
02/06/1924 Netherlands 2 1 Irish Free State Stade de Paris (Bauer Saint-Ouen) Quarterfinal Netherland Advance AET 2-1 FT 1-1
08/06/1924 Netherlands 1 1 Sweden Stade Olympique de Colombes 3rd Place Playoff (1st game) Replayed 09/06/1924 Sweden won 3-1

References

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  1. ^ Players profil Weltfußball.de (German)
  2. ^ Player's International Statistics - https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=17621
  3. ^ "Heinrich Retschury". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ Managerial Statistics https://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=515
  5. ^ EU-Football database Belgium v Sweden
  6. ^ EU-Football database Netherlands v Irish Free State
  7. ^ EU-Football database Netherlands v Sweden
  8. ^ Complete international referee record. https://eu-football.info/_referee.php?id=1865
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