Gustav Lechner

Gustav Lechner

Personal information
Full name	Gustav Lechner
Date of birth	17 February 1913
Place of birth	Osijek, Austria–Hungary
Date of death	5 February 1987 (aged 73)
Place of death	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1930–1934	Slavija Osijek
1934–1941	BSK Belgrade
1941–1945	Građanski Zagreb
1945–1949	Proleter Osijek
National team
1931–1940	Yugoslavia	44	(0)
1942–1944	IS Croatia	12	(0)
Teams managed
1945–1949	Proleter Osijek (player/coach)
	Metalac Osijek
	Dinamo Pančevo
1953–1957	Vojvodina
1957–1958	Dinamo Zagreb
1959–1960	Velež
196x–196x	Slavonija Požega
196x–1966	NK Zagreb
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gustav Lechner (17 February 1913 – 5 February 1987) was a footballer who represented both the Yugoslavian and Croatian national sides.^[1]

Career

Playing career

Born in Osijek and nicknamed Lembika,^[2] 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.^[2] In 1941 he and team-mate Ernest Dubac joined Građanski Zagreb. At the end of the war, he became player-manager of Proleter Osijek.^[2]

National team

Lechner played 44 matches for the Yugoslav national team between 1931 and 1940.^[2] He also played 12 matches for the IS Croatian national team.^[3]

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.^[2]

Honours

BSK Belgrade

• Yugoslav First League: 1934–35, 1935–36, 1938–39
• Serbian League: 1940–41

Građanski Zagreb

• IS Croatia championship: 1943

References

1. "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
2. Gustav Lehner at Reprezentacija.rs
3. Gustav Lehner at National-Football-Teams.com