Researching Robert Lang
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The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
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Robert Lang (ice hockey)
Robert Lang (born December 19, 1970) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round, 133rd overall, at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Lang made his NHL debut with the team in the 1992–93 season. He has also played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens and Phoenix Coyotes, with whom he retired with in 2010.
Lang played internationally for both the Czechoslovak and Czech national teams, competing in four Winter Olympics (winning gold in 1998), three Ice Hockey World Championships and two World Cups.
Source: Robert Lang (ice hockey), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Lang (cricketer)
Robert Lang (born 6 April 1840 at Jessore, India; died 23 March 1908 at Woodham Walter, Essex) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1860 to 1862 for Cambridge University.
Lang was educated at Harrow, where he captained the cricket team in 1858 and 1859, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He made 11 appearances in first-class matches: eight for Cambridge and three for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series.
By the standards of the day he was considered a "tremendously fast" bowler. In the 1860 match against Oxford University he took 1 for 9 and 5 for 10 to help Cambridge to victory, and in the 1862 match he took 5 for 4 and 4 for 31 in another victory.
Lang became a clergyman in the Church of England. He was clerical secretary of the Church Missionary Society from 1881 to 1892, and Vicar of St Leonard's church in Old Warden in Bedfordshire 1892-1902, Vicar of Dinton in Buckinghamshire from 1903 to 1906, and Rector at Woodham Walter in Essex from 1907 to 1908.
He is buried in the churchyard of St Leonard's church in Old Warden in Bedfordshire, close to his daughter and grandson, Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth. His brother, George, also played first-class cricket.
Source: Robert Lang (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Lang (football manager)
Robert Lang (26 October 1886 – 14 November 1941) was an Austrian football player and coach.
As player he played with Vienna Cricket&FC between 1902 and 1909 (the club was renamed to FK Austria Wien in 1926). While representing Vienna Cricket&FC he played for the city team of Vienna against Leupzig in 1903 and the city team of Berlin in 1905, 1906 and 1907. He also played in 1921 with Yugoslav side SK Jugoslavija.
He coached 1. Simmeringer SC in the seasons 1924–25, 1925–26 and 1926–27, Wacker Wien in the 1927–28 season, next FK Austria Wien in the seasons 1928–29, 1929–30 and 1930–31. In the season 1938–39 he coached Swiss side FC Luzern. and in the following season, 1939–40, he coached Yugoslav side SK Jugoslavija.
He also managed the Austrian national team in friendly matches during 1926. Then he replaced Austrian coach Hugo Meisl in the 1926 game against Czechoslovakia, and then again in the 1928 games against Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
He also coached Swiss club FC Neumünster Zürich.
Source: Robert Lang (football manager), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lang
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