Theodor Reimann Explained

Theodor Reimann
Birth Date:1921 2, df=y
Birth Place:Strečno, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.70 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:–1937
Clubs1:ZTK Zvolen
Years2:1937–1938
Clubs2:FTC Fiľakovo
Years3:1939–1942
Clubs3:AC Považská Bystrica
Years4:1942
Clubs4:AC Svit Batizovce
Years5:1942–1943
Clubs5:OAP Bratislava
Years6:1944
Clubs6:FK Svit
Years7:1945–1954
Clubs7:Sokol NV Bratislava
Years8:1955
Clubs8:Tatran Prešov
Years9:1956
Clubs9:Iskra Žilina
Nationalyears1:1939–1943
Nationalteam1:Slovakia
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1948–1954
Nationalteam2:Czechoslovakia
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:1967–1968
Managerclubs1:Tatran Prešov
Manageryears2:1970–1973
Managerclubs2:MŠK Žilina
Manageryears3:1973–1974
Managerclubs3:Lokomotíva Košice
Manageryears4:1975–1976
Managerclubs4:FC Nitra
Manageryears5:1976–1978
Managerclubs5:Jednota Trenčín

Theodor Reimann (10 February 1921 – 30 August 1982), also known as Teodor Reimann,[1] was a football goalkeeper and manager. At club level he played mostly for Slovan Bratislava. Internationally he played for both Slovakia and Czechoslovakia. He obtained 14 caps for Slovakia from 1939 to 1943. He obtained five caps between 1948 and 1954 for Czechoslovakia including one at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Club career

Reimann played for AC Považská Bystrica during wartime.[3] He played for Slovan Bratislava for the majority of his career, winning three consecutive league titles with the club in 1949, 1950 and 1951.[1] In the early 1950s Reimann set a record of not conceding a goal in the Czechoslovak First League for 769 minutes, a record that he held until Sparta Prague goalkeeper Petr Čech surpassed this mark in November 2001.[4] In 1955 Reimann played for Tatran Prešov in a player-coach capacity, under which terms he continued at Iskra Žilina in 1956.

International career

Reimann represented two national teams; due to the separation of Czechoslovakia during World War II he was able to play for Slovakia between 1939 and 1943.[5] He played fourteen times for Slovakia. After the war, the Slovakia team ceased to play matches and Reimann began to play for Czechoslovakia. Although he only made five appearances for Czechoslovakia,[1] he did play in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, keeping goal in Czechoslovakia's 2–0 defeat against reigning World Cup champions Uruguay.[6]

Coaching career

Reimann coached MŠK Žilina,[7] Lokomotíva Košice,[1] FC Nitra,[8] and Jednota Trenčín.[1]

Honours

Slovan Bratislava[1]

1949, 1950, 1951

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jeřábek, Luboš. Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů. 2007. Grada Publishing. Prague. Czech. 978-80-247-1656-5. 169.
  2. Web site: Teodor Reimann. worldfootball.net. en. 22 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Teodor Reimann . Fra.worldfootball.net . 30 August 1982 . 26 November 2013.
  4. News: 4 November 2001 . Brankář Čech si hlídal, aby mu rekord neutekl . Czech . Mladá fronta DNES . Czech Republic . MAFRA . 12 March 2012.
  5. Web site: Players Appearing for Two or More Countries . Rsssf.com . 26 November 2013.
  6. Web site: 1954 FIFA World Cup Match Report Uruguay - Czechoslovakia. https://web.archive.org/web/20071016142533/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/results/matches/match=1315/report.html. dead. 16 October 2007. FIFA. 26 November 2013.
  7. Web site: MŠK Žilina - HISTÓRIA KLUBU - OD ROKU 1960 DO ROKU 1980 . Mskzilina.sk . 26 November 2013.
  8. Web site: FC Nitra > SPLASH . Fcnitra.sk . 26 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021092025/http://www.fcnitra.sk/index.php?cmd=obsah7&cmd2=66 . 21 October 2013 .