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{{Short description|Austrian footballer (1888–1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Richard Kohn
| image = 
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|9|27|df=y}} 
| birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|6|16|1888|2|27|df=y}}
| death_place = 
| height = 
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1904-1909
| clubs1 = [[Wiener AC]] 
| years2 = 1910
| clubs2 = [[MTK Budapest]]
| years3 = 1910
| clubs3 = Wiener AC
| years4 = 1910-1913
| clubs4 = [[Wiener AF]]
| years5 = 1913
| clubs5 = [[Austria Wien|Wiener Amateur SV]]
| years6 = 1913-1914
| clubs6 = Wiener AC
| years7 = 1919-1920
| clubs7 = [[Germania Schwechat]]

| nationalyears1 = 1907–1912
| nationalteam1 = [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7  
| nationalgoals1 = 2 
| manageryears1 = 1923–1924 
| managerclubs1 = [[Hertha BSC]] 
| manageryears2 = 1924–1925 
| managerclubs2 = [[HŠK Građanski]] 
| manageryears3 = 
| managerclubs3 = [[First Vienna FC|First Vienna]] 
| manageryears4 = 1926–1927 
| managerclubs4 = [[FC Barcelona]] 
| manageryears5 = 1927–1927 
| managerclubs5 = [[KS Warszawianka]] 
| manageryears6 = 1928–1930 
| managerclubs6 = [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]] 
| manageryears7 = 1930–1931 
| managerclubs7 = [[VfR Mannheim]] 
| manageryears8 = 1931–1933 
| managerclubs8 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] 
| manageryears10 = 1933–1934 
| managerclubs10 = [[FC Barcelona]] 
| manageryears11 = 1934 
| managerclubs11 = [[FC Basel]] 
| manageryears12 = 1935–1939 
| managerclubs12 = [[Feyenoord]]
| manageryears14 = 1951–1952 
| managerclubs13 = [[FC Zurich]]
| manageryears15 = 1954–1955
| managerclubs14 = [[Feyenoord]] 
| manageryears16 = 1955–1956
| managerclubs15 = [[EBOH]]
| managerclubs16 = [[Feyenoord]]
}}
'''Richard Kohn''' (27 September 1888 &ndash; 16 June 1963) was an Austrian [[association football|football]] player and later coach of [[FC Bayern Munich]], [[FC Barcelona]] and [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]]. He was [[Jewish]], born in [[Vienna]]. His nickname was ''Dombi'' or ''Little Dombi''. He was also known as John Little(s), Jack Domby,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/fitxa/648683/jack-domby-1926-27-i-1933-34|title=Jack Domby (1926-27 i 1933-34)|website=www.fcbarcelona.cat}}</ref> {{lang|nl|de Hongaarse wonderdokter}} (the [[Austria-Hungary|Hungarian]] wonder doctor), and Ricardo Domby.

==Playing career==
Before [[World War I]] he played for [[Wiener AC]] and [[Wiener AF]] and [[Austria Wien|Wiener Amateur SV]]. Kohn was renowned for his good technique. He had seven appearances for the [[Austria national football team]] (1907–1912) and scored two times.<ref>{{cite web | title = Länderspielstatistik von 1901 bis heute | access-date = 12 July 2008 | date = 17 June 2008 | publisher = Österreichischer Fußballbund | url = http://www.oefb.at/show_page.php?pid=313}}</ref>
He scored for WAF when they played [[Middlesex Wanderers]] on 26 May 1912.<ref name="AS 19120526">{{cite web |title=Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Wr. Association FC FC Middlesex Wanderers London |url=http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/1912/19120526wr_afc_m1.htm |website=www.austriasoccer.at |publisher=austriasoccer |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref> He was also part of Austria's squad for the [[Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics|football tournament]] at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]], but he did not play in any matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700663 |title=Richard Kohn |work=Olympedia |access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
Little is known about the early years of his career. In the 1920s he managed [[Građanski Zagreb]] and [[Sportfreunde Stuttgart]] and [[Hertha BSC]] from 1924 to 1925.<ref>Michael Jahn, ''Hertha BSC Eine Liebe in Berlin'', page 409</ref> He then went to [[First Vienna FC]]<ref>[http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1926/03/24/pagina-1/620660/pdf.html?search=nuevo%20entrenador] [[El Mundo Deportivo]], 7 February 1926</ref><ref>[http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.es/preview/1926/02/10/pagina-13/33248494/pdf.html?search=dombi%20littles] [[La Vanguardia]], 10 February 1926</ref> which he left for [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] for a first stint from February 1926 to 1927. He afterwards left [[TSV 1860 Munich]] for [[VfR Mannheim]] for a year. Upon leaving for [[FC Bayern Munich]], convincing the gifted player [[Oskar Rohr]] to follow him there. With Rohr and [[Conrad Heidkamp|Conny Heidkamp]] he formed a strong team in Munich and in 1932 won the [[German football champions|German championship]] with Bayern in a final victory against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].

After the Nazis rise to power, the Jewish Kohn left Germany initially for Switzerland, but he soon got another engagement with [[FC Barcelona]].<ref>[http://hemeroteca.elmundodeportivo.es/preview/1934/01/01/pagina-1/1351399/pdf.html?search=domby] [[El Mundo Deportivo]], 11 August 1933 release</ref> His second stint there was not very successful and ended early in February 1934 when he was replaced with the player [[Ramón Zabalo]]. He then went to [[Switzerland]] where he coached [[FC Basel|Basel]] for a season, finishing fifth in the league. From 1935 to 1939, 1951 to 1952, and 1955 to 1956<ref>{{cite web |url=https://feyenoordhistorie.blogspot.com/p/hall-of-fame-richard-dombi.html |title=Hall of Fame - Richard Dombi |website=feyenoordhistorie.blogspot.com |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref> he managed [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]], winning the [[Eredivisie|Dutch league]] in 1935–36 and 1937–38. He acted as a coach and physio, and was known for magical potions, which helped to cure injured players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2008/05/02/gerard-meijer-en-het-geheim-van-de-wonderdokter-van-feyenoord.aspx |title=Sportgeschiedenis.nl - de alternatieve bron voor sportnieuws |website=www.sportgeschiedenis.nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506110728/http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2008/05/02/gerard-meijer-en-het-geheim-van-de-wonderdokter-van-feyenoord.aspx |archive-date=6 May 2008}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Austria national football team|Austria]]
|-
|1908||1||1
|-
|1910||1||0
|-
|1911||2||0
|-
|1912||2||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total||6||2
|}

:''As of match played 22 August 1912. Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Richard goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|1
|3 May 1908||[[Hohe Warte Stadium]], [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]]||align=center|1||{{fb|HUN|1896}}||align=center|'''4'''–0||align=center| 4–0||[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row style=text-align:center|2
|22 December 1912||[[Stadio Luigi Ferraris|Stadio Comunale]], [[Genoa]], [[Kingdom of Italy]]||align=center|6||{{fb|ITA|1861}}||align=center|'''3'''–1||align=center| 3–1||[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Floor de Zeeuw]] – Kohn's assistant coach at Feyenoord

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Andreas Wittner: "Richard Little Dombi – Kleine Eminenz, vom Himmel gesandt". In: Schulze-Marmeling, Dietrich (Hrsg.): "Strategen des Spiels – Die legendären Fußballtrainer", Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2005, {{ISBN|3-89533-475-8}}, S.54–63

==External links==
* [https://www.feyenoordgeschiedenis.net/p/hall-of-fame-richard-dombi.html Biography Richard Dombi] {{in lang|nl}}

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