Jiří Hanke
Czechoslovak footballer (1924–2006)
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Jiří Hanke (12 December 1924, Dolní Bučice – 11 December 2006, Lausanne),[2] also known as Jorge Hanke or Georg Hanke, was a Czech footballer and later football manager, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia, earning five caps.
Full name
Jiří Hanke Hiron
Date of birth
12 December 1924
Place of birth
Dolní Bučice, Czechoslovakia
Date of death
11 December 2006 (aged 81)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jiří Hanke Hiron | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Dolní Bučice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Date of death | 11 December 2006 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Slavia Prague | |||
| 1950 | FC St. Pauli | 0 | |
| 1951 | Samarios[1] | 25 | (5) |
| 1951–1952 | Lens | 13 | (2) |
| 1952–1956 | Barcelona | 57 | (5) |
| 1956–1957 | Condal | 1 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | FC Biel | 24 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1946–1949 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1957 | FC Biel | ||
| 1959–1960 | Red Star | ||
| 1962–1963 | Xerxes Rotterdam | ||
| 1974–1975 | Vevey Sports | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In the close season of 1950 he joined FC St. Pauli where he played a few friendlies but the club failed to get him eligible for league matches. Hanke had a spell in Colombia with Samarios during the 1951 season,[3] and later, in France where he resurfaced at RC Lens.[4]
He coached FC Biel, Red Star,[5] Xerxes Rotterdam[6] and Vevey Sports.[7]
