Gerd Springer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1927 | ||
| Date of death | 28 July 1999 (aged 72) | ||
| Position(s) | Manager | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1964-1967 | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
| 1967-1970 | SK Sturm Graz | ||
| 1970–1972 | SK Rapid Wien | ||
| 1972–1973 | Alpine Donawitz | ||
| 1974–1975 | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
| 1975-1976 | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| 1976-1977 | Alpine Donawitz | ||
| 1977–1978 | Grazer AK | ||
| 1979 | FavAC | ||
| 1979-1980 | Villacher SV | ||
| 1980-1981 | 1. Wiener Neustädter SC | ||
| 1990 | Austria Klagenfurt | ||
Gerhard "Gerdi" Springer (6 February 1927 – 28 July 1999) was an Austrian footballer and coach. He was also an ice hockey player (bronze medalist with the Austrian team at the World Championships 1947) and coach. Springer's grave is in his home-town Klagenfurt, Carinthia ("Friedhof Annabichl").
He coached, inter alia, SK Sturm Graz, SK Rapid Wien, Austria Klagenfurt,[1][2] Grazer AK, 1. Wiener Neustädter SC,[3] Alpine Donawitz.
Due to his "defence-playing system", Springer's nick-name was "Karawanken-Herrera" - "Karawanken" are the higher mountains in South Carinthia (near of Klagenfurt) - Helinio Herrera (team-manager in Italy, initiator of "Catenacco").
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