Izidor Kürschner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Date of death | 1941 | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1913 | MTK Budapest | ||
| National team | |||
| 1907–1911 | Hungary | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1920–1921 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 1921–1922 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 1922–1924 | FC Nordstern Basel | ||
| 1924 | Switzerland | ||
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | |||
| 1925–1934 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
| 1934–1935 | BSC Young Boys | ||
| 1937–1938 | CR Flamengo | ||
| Botafogo FR | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Izidor "Dori" Kürschner, in Brazil primarily known as Dori Kruschner, (ca. 1885 – 1941 in Rio de Janeiro), was a Hungarian football player and coach. As player he was successful with Budapest club MTK and was also called on to play for his country. As coach he succeeded in Germany with 1. FC Nürnberg, but his greatest triumphs were to follow in Switzerland with the Grasshopper Club Zürich. There he won seven titles.
Kürschner's appearance on the Brazilian scene of brought a push of innovation to the jogo bonito, the "beautiful game", there and helped in the establishment of this country as one of the giants of world football.
Kürschner was a defensive player on the left side of the field who also found use as centre half. He impressed less with his physique and technique then with his astute positioning and his penchant for headers. His game was marked by simplicity and decisiveness.
He played for MTK in his hometown Budapest and contributed to their Championships in 1904 and 1908 as well as their three consecutive wins of the Magyar Kupa between 1910 and 1912. Between 1907 and 1911 he also was called up five times to play for the Hungarian national football team.
Kürschner commenced his coaching career in 1918 with MTK in Budapest, but already the following year he moved on to Stuttgarter Kickers in the south-west of Germany. There he stayed for two years and won in 1921 the championship of Württemberg, which qualified the club for the Southern German Championship.
Stuttgart were ousted soon, thus Kürschner became available to lead title defenders 1. FC Nürnberg through the play-offs for the national German title. There the Nürnbergers defeated in the final Vorwärts 90 from Berlin (a precursor club to today's SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin) with 5–0.
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