Gustav Lechner

Gustav Lechner

Personal information
Full name	Gustav Lechner
Date of birth	(1913-02-17)17 February 1913
Place of birth	Osijek, Austria–Hungary
Date of death
Place of death	Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1934	Slavija Osijek
1934–1941	BSK Belgrade
1941–1945	Građanski Zagreb
1945–1949	Proleter Osijek
International career
1931–1940	Yugoslavia	44	(0)
1942–1944	IS Croatia	12	(0)
Managerial career
1945–1949	Proleter Osijek (player/coach)
	Metalac Osijek
	Dinamo Pančevo
1953–1957	Vojvodina
1957–1958	Dinamo Zagreb
1959–1960	Velež
196x–196x	Slavonija Požega
196x–1966	NK Zagreb
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gustav Lechner (17 February 1913 – 5 February 1987) was a footballer who represented both the Yugoslavian and Croatian national sides.

Career

Playing career

Born in Osijek and nicknamed Lembika, he spent his early career with Slavija Osijek and BSK Belgrade; while playing with the latter he won 3 Yugoslav titles and graduated from law school. In 1941 he and team-mate Ernest Dubac joined Građanski Zagreb. At the end of the war, he became player-manager of Proleter Osijek.

National team

Lechner played 44 matches for the Yugoslav national team between 1931 and 1940. He also played 12 matches for the IS Croatian national team.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player in 1949, Lechner became a football manager and coached Metalac Osijek, Dinamo Pančevo, Vojvodina Novi Sad, Dinamo Zagreb, Velež Mostar, Slavonija Požega and NK Zagreb.

Honours

BSK Belgrade

• Yugoslav First League: 1934–35, 1935–36, 1938–39
• Serbian League: 1940–41

Građanski Zagreb

• IS Croatia championship: 1943