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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; member of the Austrian team in the men's tournament at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1]) and coach. Springer's grave is in his home-town Klagenfurt, Carinthia ("Friedhof Annabichl").^{[citation needed]}

Gerd Springer

Personal information
Date of birth	(1927-02-06)6 February 1927
Place of birth	Innsbruck, Austria
Date of death	28 July 1999(1999-07-28) (aged 72)
Place of death	Klagenfurt, Austria
Teams managed
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

He coached, inter alia, SK Sturm Graz, SK Rapid Wien, Austria Klagenfurt,[2][3] Grazer AK, 1. Wiener Neustädter SC,[4] 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").^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• (in German) Rapid Archiv

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