Years Team Role Football player 1930–1932 SK Slovan Wien Died June 1, 1977 | Name Rudolf Vytlacil | |
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Date of birth (1912-02-09)9 February 1912 Date of death 1 June 1977(1977-06-01) (aged 65) | ||
Rudolf Vytlačil ( [ˈrudolv ˈvɪtlatʃɪl]]; German: Rudolf "Rudi" Vytlacil) (9 February 1912, Schwechat – 1 June 1977) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak football player and manager.
Born in Schwechat on outskirts of Vienna, Vytlačil started his career at the local club Phönix Schwechat. Later he played for SK Slovan Wien, SK Rapid Wien and Favoritner Sportclub in the Austrian Championship and for Slavia Prague in the Czechoslovakian Championship.
He was the coach of the Czechoslovakian national team when they finished as runners-up in the 1962 FIFA World Cup and was in charge of Bulgaria at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
Vytlačil trained several clubs, including 1947–1948 Radomiak Radom from Poland Levski Sofia, TJ Baník Ostrava OKD, Tatran Teplice (now FK Teplice), TJ Gottwaldov (now FC Zlín) and, from 1966 to 1968, his former club SK Rapid Wien. With Rapid he won the Austrian championship twice and reached the quarterfinal of the European Champions Cup after a victory against Real Madrid.