Years Team Name Gerd Springer 1964-1967 Austria Klagenfurt Died July 28, 1999 | ||
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Date of birth (1927-02-06)6 February 1927 Date of death 28 July 1999(1999-07-28) (aged 72) | ||
Gerhard "Gerdi" Springer (6 February 1927 – 28 July 1999) was an Austrian footballer and coach. He was also an ice hockey player (bronze medalist with the Austrian team at the World Championships 1947) and coach. Springer's grave is in his home-town Klagenfurt, Carinthia ("Friedhof Annabichl").
He coached, inter alia, SK Sturm Graz, SK Rapid Wien, Austria Klagenfurt, Grazer AK, 1. Wiener Neustädter SC, Alpine Donawitz.
Due to his "defence-playing system", Springer's nick-name was "Karawanken-Herrera" - "Karawanken" are the higher mountains in South Carinthia (near of Klagenfurt) - Helinio Herrera (team-manager in Italy, initiator of "Catenacco").
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