Full name Gustav Lechner Role Footballer Name Gustav Lechner | Playing position Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1913-02-17)17 February 1913 Place of birth Osijek, Austria–Hungary Date of death 5 February 1987(1987-02-05) (aged 73) Died February 5, 1987, Zagreb, Croatia | ||
Place of death Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Gustav Lechner (17 February 1913 – 5 February 1987) was a footballer who represented both the Yugoslavian and Croatian national sides.
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Playing career
Born in Osijek and nicknamed Lembika, he spent his early career with Slavija Osijek and BSK Belgrade; while playing with the latter he won 3 Yugoslav titles and graduated from law school. In 1941 he and team-mate Ernest Dubac joined Građanski Zagreb. At the end of the war, he became player-manager of Proleter Osijek.
National team
Lechner played 44 matches for the Yugoslav national team between 1931 and 1940. He also played 12 matches for the IS Croatian national team.
Coaching career
After retiring as a player in 1949, Lechner became a football manager and coached Metalac Osijek, Dinamo Pančevo, Vojvodina Novi Sad, Dinamo Zagreb, Velež Mostar, Slavonija Požega and NK Zagreb.