21 November 2024 - 11:30 AM
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IMAGO | Raphael Landthaler became co-owner and board member of Viktoria Plzeň in July last year.
From consultant to co-owner: Why did an Austrian invest in Czech club Viktoria Plzeň?
- Austrian entrepreneur and ECA Executive Committee member Raphael Landthaler took on co-ownership of Viktoria Plzeň, seeing potential in the Czech club and league.
- Viktoria Plzeň’s approach centers on youth development, with a focus on providing young players with playing time and experience.
- Why it matters: The club’s strategy focuses on long-term growth by developing talent locally and balancing sustainability with performance goals.
- The perspective: Viktoria Plzeň’s approach reflects a model some smaller European clubs are exploring as they consider ways to achieve stability and gradual growth.
Since becoming a co-owner and board member of Viktoria Plzeň in July last year, Austrian entrepreneur, football official and member of the ECA Executive Committee, Raphael Landthaler has worked to establish a stable foundation for the Czech club.
Landthaler, who previously spent five years as chief financial officer at Rapid Wien and later worked as a consultant, did not plan to become an owner in Czech football at first.
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