John Pollatschek

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John Pollatschek
Personal information
Full name Jean Louis Pollatschek [1]
Date of birth (1943-08-01) 1 August 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Camlachie, Scotland
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Holyrood School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1967 Queen's Park 71 (1)
1967 Partick Thistle 0 (0)
1967 East Fife 0 (0)
1968–1969 Hamilton Academical 14 (0)
International career
1963–1965 Scotland Amateurs 12 (0)
Managerial career
0000–1976 Glasgow University
1979–1985 Scotland Women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Louis Pollatschek (born 1 August 1943) is a Scottish former footballer and manager who played as a left back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and Hamilton Academical. [1] [2] He was capped by Scotland at amateur level and after his retirement, [3] he became a manager and coach. [4] Pollatschek managed the Glasgow University team, which reached the second round of the 1975–76 Scottish Cup and later served as manager of Scotland Women. [4] He also coached at Clydebank and former club Hamilton Academical. [4]

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Personal life

Pollatschek attended Holyrood School in Glasgow. [2] Between 1976 and 1990, Pollatschek lectured at the Scottish School of Physical Education. [4] He took up a position at the International School of Geneva in 1990 and retired in 2008. [4] As of 2016, Pollatschek was living in Switzerland. [4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 1962–63 [1] Scottish Second Division 6020001 [a] 070
1963–64 [1] 21020001 [a] 0240
1964–65 [1] 30060302 [a] 0410
1965–66 [1] 91004000131
1966–67 [1] 5000000050
Total7111007040921
Hamilton Academical 1968–69 [5] Scottish Second Division14010401 [b] 0200
Career total851110110501121
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Glasgow Cup
  2. Appearance in Lanarkshire Cup

Honours

Scotland Amateurs

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Pollatscheck, Jean (John) Louis". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – PQ". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 330. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 MacDonald, Hugh (2 January 2016). "Hugh MacDonald meets the Glasgow University Scottish Cup titans of 1976". The Herald . Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. "1968–69". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. McColl, Gorman & Campbell 2017, p. 221.