Antoine Kohn
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Louis Van Gaal at AFC Ajax in 1988. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antoine Kohn | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
Date of death | 24 November 2012 | (aged 79)||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1954 | Jeunesse Esch | ||
1954–1958 | Karlsruher SC | 66 | (32) |
1958–1959 | FC Basel | 23 | (11) |
1959–1963 |
Fortuna '54 | 119 | (62) |
1963–1964 | Sportclub Enschede | 17 | (12) |
1964–1965 |
Fortuna '54 | 28 | (19) |
1965–1968 | FC Twente | 29 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
1953–1965 | Luxembourg | 7 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1972–1979 | FC Twente | ||
1980–1981 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
1981 |
Club Brugge | ||
1982–1983 | FC Twente | ||
1985 | Ajax Amsterdam (caretaker and Dutch champions) | ||
1988 | Ajax Amsterdam (caretaker) | ||
1988–1989 | Ajax (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2009 |
Antoine "Spitz" Kohn (1 November 1933 – 24 November 2012) was a
Club career
Kohn played as a striker, and spent most of his career plying his trade abroad, in Germany, Switzerland, and finally Netherlands, where he later became a successful manager. During his playing days, he earned the nickname "Spitz" for his ferocity and goal-scoring instinct.
International career
Kohn made his debut for Luxembourg in a September 1953 World Cup qualification match against France, in which he immediately scored a goal. He went on to earn 7 caps, scoring one goal, all of them in FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[1][2] He won a total of 16 caps (6 goals) including unofficial matches.[3]
He played his final international game in September 1965, a 2–5 defeat by Yugoslavia.
International goals
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 20 September 1953 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | France | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1954 World Cup qualifying |
Manager career
After retiring as a player, Kohn became manager at FC Twente in July 1972 and clinched runner-up spot in the
Kohn moved on to
He finished his career as a scout for
Honours (as a player)
- 1951, 1954
- 1954
- German Cup: 2
- 1955, 1956
References
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – FIFA
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – FIFA
- ^ Jeunesse claim bragging rights in derby win, Luxemburger Wort, 26 November 2012
- ^ Spitz Kohn, Louis van Gaal Archived 10 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine- Ajax (in Dutch)
External links
- Player profile – FC Twente
- Manager profile – FC Twente
- Bio – Twentesport (in Dutch)
- Bio – Club Brugge (in Dutch)
- Antoine Kohn at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dutch league stats – Voetbal International
- Bio – Profootball (in German)