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Juan Schwanner

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Juan Schwanner
Personal information
Full name János Schwanner
Date of birth (1921-02-05)5 February 1921
Place of birth Szombathely, Hungary
Date of death 8 May 2015(2015-05-08) (aged 94)
Place of death Auckland, New Zealand
Youth career
Szombathelyi Haladas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Elektromos FC
Budapesti Postás SE
Flamengo
Audax Italiano
Colo-Colo
Ferrocaril
Managerial career
1962–1963 Grazer AK
1963 Club Brugge
1967–1968 New Zealand
1970 Luzern
1970–1971 Zürich
1972–1974 Melbourne Hakoah
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Schwanner, János Schwanner (5 February 1921 – 8 May 2015[1]) was a Hungarian–Chilean football player and manager.

Personal life

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Schwanner was born János Schwanner in Hungary to parents of Hungarian and Chilean descent. While playing football in Chile he took up Chilean citizenship and adopted the Spanish name Juan.[2]

Playing career

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After stints with Hungarian clubs Schwanner moved to Flamengo in Brazil. He later moved to Chile where he played for Audax Italiano and Colo Colo.[2]

Managerial career

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Schwanner coached Grazer AK,[3] Club Brugge,[2] New Zealand,[4] Luzern, Zürich[5] and Melbourne Hakoah.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Elhunyt Schwanner János Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
  2. ^ a b c "Janos SCHWANNER (1963)" (in Dutch). Club Brugges. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Die Trainer" (in German). Grazer Athletiksport Klub. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  4. ^ "National Coaches". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Australian Player Database - S". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
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