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'{{Infobox football biography | name= Richard Kohn | image = | fullname = | height = | birth_date = {{birth date|1888|2|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]] | death_date = 1963 | death_place = | position = [[Midfielder (football)|Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = | clubs1 = [[Wiener AC]] | clubs2 = [[Wiener AF]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | nationalyears1 = 1908–1912 | nationalteam1 = [[Austria national football team|Austria]] | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | manageryears1 = 19xx - 1924 | manageryears2 = 1924–1925 | manageryears3 = | manageryears4 = 1926–1927 | manageryears5 = 1927-1927 | manageryears6 = 1928–1930 | manageryears7 = 1930–1931 | manageryears8 = 1931–1933 | manageryears9 = 1933–1934 | manageryears10 = 1934 | manageryears11 = 1935–1939 | manageryears12 = 1951–1952 | manageryears13 = 1955–1956 | managerclubs1 = [[Hertha BSC]] | managerclubs2 = [[HŠK Građanski]] | managerclubs3 = [[First Vienna FC]] | managerclubs4 = [[FC Barcelona]] | managerclubs5 = [[KS Warszawianka]] | managerclubs6 = [[TSV 1860 München]] | managerclubs7 = [[VfR Mannheim]] | managerclubs8 = [[FC Bayern Munich]] | managerclubs9 = [[FC Barcelona]] | managerclubs10 = [[FC Basel]] | managerclubs11 = [[SC Feijenoord]] | managerclubs12 = [[SC Feijenoord]] | managerclubs13 = [[SC Feijenoord]] }} '''Richard Kohn''' (27 February 1888 – 1963) was an [[Austria]]n [[association football|football]] player and later coach of [[FC Bayern Munich]], [[FC Barcelona]] and [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]]. He was [[Jewish]], born in [[Vienna]]. His nickname was ''Dombi'' or ''Little Dombi'', meaning little eminence. He was also known as John Little(s), Jack Domby<ref>http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/entrenadors/jackdemby.html</ref> and Ricardo Domby. ==Career as player== Before [[World War I]] he played for [[Wiener AC]] and [[Wiener AF]] and [[Austria Wien|Wiener Amateur SV]]. Kohn was renowned for his good technique. He had seven appearances for the [[Austria national football team|Austrian national team]] (1907–1912) and scored two times.<ref>{{cite web | title = Länderspielstatistik von 1901 bis heute | accessdate = 2008-07-12 | date = 17 June 2008 | publisher = Österreichischer Fußballbund | url = http://www.oefb.at/show_page.php?pid=313}}</ref> ==Career as coach== Little is known about the early years of his career. In the 1920s he managed [[Građanski Zagreb]] and [[Sportfreunde Stuttgart]] and [[Hertha BSC]] from 1924 to 1925.<ref>Michael Jahn, ''Hertha BSC Eine Liebe in Berlin'', page 409</ref> He then went to [[First Vienna FC]]<ref>[http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1926/03/24/pagina-1/620660/pdf.html?search=nuevo%20entrenador] [[El Mundo Deportivo]], 7 February 1926</ref><ref>[http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.es/preview/1926/02/10/pagina-13/33248494/pdf.html?search=dombi%20littles] [[La Vanguardia]], 10 February 1926</ref> which he left for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] for a first stint from February 1926 to 1927. He afterwards left [[TSV 1860 Munich]] for [[VfR Mannheim]] for a year. Upon leaving for [[FC Bayern Munich]], convincing the gifted player [[Oskar Rohr]] to follow him there. With Rohr and [[Conrad Heidkamp|Conny Heidkamp]] he formed a strong team in Munich and in 1932 won the [[German football champions|German championship]] with Bayern in a final victory against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]. After the Nazis rise to power, the Jewish Kohn left Germany initially for the [[Grasshopper Club]] in [[Zurich]] for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]],<ref>[http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1934/01/01/pagina-1/1351399/pdf.html?search=domby] [[El Mundo Deportivo]], 11 August 1933 release</ref> and later went to [[Switzerland]] where he coached [[FC Basel|Basel]]. From 1935<ref>[[Rotterdams Nieuwsblad]], 21 June 1935 release</ref> to 1939 and 1951 to 1955 he managed [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]], winning the [[Eredivisie|Dutch league]] in 1935–36 and 1937–38. He acted as a coach and physio, and was known for magical potions, which helped to cure injured players.<ref>http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2008/05/02/gerard-meijer-en-het-geheim-van-de-wonderdokter-van-feyenoord.aspx</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} * Andreas Wittner: "Richard Little Dombi – Kleine Eminenz, vom Himmel gesandt". In: Schulze-Marmeling, Dietrich (Hrsg.): "Strategen des Spiels – Die legendären Fußballtrainer", Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2005, ISBN 3-89533-475-8, S.54–63 ==External links== * [http://www.feyenoordgeschiedenis.net/hall-of-fame/richard-dombi.htm Porträt Richard Dombi] {{nl icon}} {{Navboxes |title= Richard Kohn managerial positions |list1= {{Hertha BSC Berlin managers}} {{Gradjanski managers}} {{First Vienna FC managers}} {{FC Barcelona managers}} {{TSV 1860 München managers}} {{Bayern Munich managers}} {{FC Basel managers}} {{Feyenoord managers}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kohn, Richard}} [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1963 deaths]] [[Category:Austrian footballers]] [[Category:Austria international footballers]] [[Category:Austrian football managers]] [[Category:Jewish sportspeople]] [[Category:First Vienna FC managers]] [[Category:Hertha BSC managers]] [[Category:HŠK Građanski Zagreb managers]] [[Category:Expatriate football managers in Yugoslavia]] [[Category:FC Barcelona managers]] [[Category:TSV 1860 Munich managers]] [[Category:FC Bayern Munich managers]] [[Category:FC Basel managers]] [[Category:Feyenoord managers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Vienna]] [[Category:Austrian Jews]] [[Category:People who emigrated to escape Nazism]] [[Category:VfR Mannheim managers]]'