Juan Schwanner, János Schwanner (5 February 1921 – 8 May 2015 [1]) was a Hungarian–Chilean footballer and football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | János Schwanner | ||
| Date of birth | (1921-02-05)5 February 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Szombathely, Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 8 May 2015(2015-05-08) (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Szombathelyi Haladas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Elektromos FC | |||
| – | Budapesti Postás SE | ||
| – | Flamengo | ||
| – | Audax Italiano | ||
| – | Colo-Colo | ||
| – | Ferrocaril | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1962–1963 | Grazer AK | ||
| 1963 | Club Brugge | ||
| 1967–1968 | New Zealand | ||
| 1970 | Luzern | ||
| 1970–1971 | Zürich | ||
| 1972–1974 | Melbourne Hakoah | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Schwanner was born János Schwanner in Hungary to parents of Hungarian and Chilean descent. While playing football in Chile he took up Chilean citizenship and adopted the Spanish name Juan.[2]
After stints with Hungarian clubs Schwanner moved to Flamengo in Brazil. He later moved to Chile where he played for Audax Italiano and Colo Colo.[2]
He coached Grazer AK,[3] Club Brugge,[2] New Zealand,[4] Luzern, Zürich[5] and Melbourne Hakoah.[6]
Grazer AK – managers | |
|---|---|
|
Club Brugge KV – managers | |
|---|---|
|
FC Luzern – managers | |
|---|---|
|
FC Zürich – managers | |
|---|---|
|
New Zealand national football team – managers | |
|---|---|
|
This biographical article related to Chilean football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |