Felix Latzke
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Felix Latzke is an Austria
n football (soccer)
former player and manager.
Most notably he was co-manager of the Austria national football team
in the 1982 FIFA World Cup
, with Georg Schmidt
, and was thus credited with infamy for the Shame of Gijón
, a somewhat dubious 0-1 loss to West Germany.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
former player and manager.
Most notably he was co-manager of the Austria national football team
Austria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
in the 1982 FIFA World Cup
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
, with Georg Schmidt
Georg Schmidt (football coach)
Georg Schmidt is an Austrian football former manager.Most notably he was co-manager of the Austria national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, with Felix Latzke, and was thus credited with infamy for the Shame of Gijón, a somewhat dubious 0-1 loss to West Germany.-External links:*...
, and was thus credited with infamy for the Shame of Gijón
West Germany v Austria (1982)
-Aftermath:With West Germany's 1–0 victory, they joined Austria and Algeria with four points in three matches. The teams were separated by goal difference, with West Germany and Austria progressing to the next round of the tournament at the expense of Algeria....
, a somewhat dubious 0-1 loss to West Germany.