Karl Rappan
Karl Rappan (26 September 1905 – 2 January 1996) was an Austrian footballer and coach. He played and managed mostly in Switzerland, where he won multiple titles. He had four tenures as coach of the Switzerland national team, which he managed in three World Cups, and is the all-time leader in matches won as coach of the Swiss team. He introduced a major football strategy known as the "bolt", which gave origin to the catenaccio system. He also helped create the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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Rappan in 1969 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 26 September 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 1996 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Position(s) | Half, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1922–1924 | SV Donau Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1928 | SC Wacker Vienna | ||
| 1928–1929 | Austria Wien | ||
| 1929–1930 | Rapid Wien | 6 | (2) |
| 1931–1935 | Servette | ||
| International career | |||
| 1927 | Austria | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1931–1935 | Servette (player-coach) | ||
| 1935–1948 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 1937–1938 | Switzerland | ||
| 1942–1949 | Switzerland | ||
| 1948–1957 | Servette | ||
| 1953–1954 | Switzerland | ||
| 1958–1959 | Zürich | ||
| 1960–1963 | Switzerland | ||
| 1964–1968 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| 1970–1971 | Rapid Wien (technical director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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