Karel Pimmer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karel Pimmer | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1913 | Slavia Prague | ||
| International career | |||
| 1911 | Bohemia (ČSF) | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karel Pimmer was a Czech footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Slavia Prague and the Bohemia national team (ČSF) in the 1911 UIAFA European Football Tournament at Roubaix.[1]
Biography
[edit]Between 1910 and 1913, Pimmer was a member of Slavia Prague, the country's leading team, helping his side win back-to-back Charity Cup titles, beating AFK Kolín 4–1 in the 1911 final[2] and beating FC Viktoria 4–3 in the 1912 final on 26 May.[3] On 17 September, Pimmer was one of the eleven footballers who played in Slavia's first-ever match in the newly-founded Bohemian championship, keeping a clean-sheet in a 3–0 win over Olympia.[3] In the following year, in 1913, Pimmer helped Slavia win its first championship title, doing so with seven wins and one defeat.[4]
On 28 October, Pimmer played for the representative team of ČSF in a friendly matches against England amateurs, which ended in a 1–2 loss.[5] In May 1911, Pimmer participated in the 1911 UIAFA European Football Tournament at Roubaix, an unofficial European Championship organized by UIAFA, as a member of the Bohemian team (ČSF), which was made up largely of players from Slavia and coached by Johnny Madden.[1][2] In the build-up for the tournament, Pimmer helped Bohemia/Slavia win a few friendly matches against British clubs, such as Aberdeen (3–2), Ipswich Town (4–0), and Eastbourne Town (5–4).[2] In the tournament, Pimmer helped Bohemia beat Belgium 6–1 on 25 May; USFSA's France 4–1 in the semifinals on 28 May, and then AFA's England 2–1 in the final on 29 May,[1][2] saving a 83rd-minute penalty kick after Coach Madden shouted to him "BE CALM!"; thus contributing decisively in Bohemia's triumphant campaign.[1] The French newspaper L'Auto spelled his name as "Plunner Karol".[6]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Slavia Prague
- Bohemian championship:
- Champions (1): 1913
- Charity Cup:
- Champions (2): 1911 and 1912
International
[edit]- UIAFA European Tournament:
- Champions (1): 1911
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Grand Tournoi Européen (Roubaix) 1911". RSSSF. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "1911 - SK Slavia Praha". www.slavia.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ a b "1912 - SK Slavia Praha". www.slavia.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "Champion teams - Historie - Klub" [Champion teams - History - Club]. en.slavia.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "1910 - SK Slavia Praha". www.slavia.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "La Bohême bat la France" [Bohemia beats France]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 29 May 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 29 November 2024.