Viktor Löwenfeld

Viktor Löwenfeld (born 1 May 1889), also spelled Victor Löwenfelt, was a former defending Austrian football player and trainer. He played in Austrian(-Hungarian) clubs, appeared as international and managed Belgian teams among which the Belgium national football team.

Viktor Löwenfeld

Personal information
Full name	Viktor Löwenfeld (alt. Victor Löwenfelt)
Date of birth	10 May 1889
Place of birth	Prague, Austria,[1] Austria-Hungary
Position(s)	Defender[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1909–1911	Vienna Cricket&FC[2]
1911–1919	Wiener Amateur Sportverein[2]
1920–1922	Concordia Zagreb
International career
1909–1918	Austria	4[1]	(0)
Managerial career
192x–192x	Concordia Zagreb
1928–1930	Belgium[3]
1930–1932	Antwerp FC[2]
1936–1938	Antwerp FC[2]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Player career

Löwenfeld played in the defence of Austrian clubs between 1909 and 1918 at the time he was selected for the Austrian football side of Austria-Hungary. One of the clubs was Wiener Amateur Sportverein, the current FK Austria Wien. By 1922 he was playing in Yugoslavia in Zagreb.^[4][5]

Managerial career

In 1925 he was coaching HŠK Concordia in Yugoslavia.^[6] At the 1928 Summer Olympics, Löwenfeld made his entrance as manager of the Belgian football team. With this team he reached the quarter-finals, and he would keep coaching the team until 1930. In that year he changed the national squad for Antwerp FC, which he led to the Belgian title in his first season as head coach. In total, he was Antwerp's manager during 4 seasons.^[2]

Managerial palmares

Belgium national football team

• 14 matches as trainer (11 friendly, 3 Olympic)
• 1928 Summer Olympics

Place in quarter-finals

Antwerp FC

• Belgian First Division

Winner (1): 1930–31