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Antoine Kohn

Antoine Kohn, Luxembourgian footballer and manager (died 2012)

Born
November 1, 1933
Died
November 24, 2012
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1933

About Antoine Kohn

Antoine "Spitz" Kohn (1 November 1933 – 24 November 2012) was a Luxembourgish football player and football manager. == Club career == Kohn played as a forward, and spent most of his career plying his trade abroad, in Germany, Switzerland, and finally Netherlands, where he later became a successful manager. During his playing days, he earned the nickname "Spitz" for his ferocity and goal-scoring instinct. == International career == Kohn made his debut for Luxembourg in a September 1953 World Cup qualification match against France, in which he immediately scored a goal. He went on to earn 7 caps, scoring one goal, all of them in FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He won a total of 16 caps (6 goals) including unofficial matches. He played his final international game in September 1965, a 5–2 defeat by Yugoslavia. == Managerial career == After retiring as a player, Kohn became manager at FC Twente in July 1972 and clinched runner-up spot in the 1973–74 season, in the 1972–73 season FC Twente finished third in the Dutch competition, in the 1974–75, 1975–76 and 1977–78 seasons, FC Twente finished as fourth club in the Dutch competition. In May 1975 they reached the UEFA Cup Final, losing 5–1 on aggregate to German side Borussia Mönchengladbach. The Dutch Cup was won in the 1976–77 season (FC Twente – PEC Zwolle 3–0), in the 1978–79 season the Cup final was lost (Ajax – FC Twente 1–1, 3–0).

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Career and life highlights

The world when Antoine Kohn was born

Antoine Kohn was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Antoine Kohn's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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