Karl Stotz
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karl Stotz | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948–1951 | FC Wien | ||
1951–1963 | Austria Wien | 299 | (22) |
International career | |||
1950–1962 | Austria | 42 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1972–1978 | Austria Wien | ||
1978–1981 | Austria | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Karl Stotz (born 27 March 1927) is a former Austrian football player from Vienna.
As a young soldier, he fought in the Battle of Stalingrad, was captured in 1944 and only returned home in 1948.
Club career
On his return to his homeland, Stotz played three years for FC Wien before joining Austria Wien in 1951. In his 12 years with the Vienna giants he won 4 league titles and 2 domestic cups.
In 2001 he was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century.
International career
He made his debut for Austria in a March 1950 friendly match against Switzerland and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup.[1] He earned 42 caps, scoring one goal.[2] His final international was a September 1962 friendly match against Czechoslovakia.
Retirement
He later went into coaching and managed Austria Wien and the Austria national team whom he led to the 1982 FIFA World Cup but was sacked just before the tournament.
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (4):
- 1953, 1961, 1962, 1963
- Austrian Cup (2):
- 1960,1962
External links
- Player profile - Austria Wien archive (German)
- Karl Stotz at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
References
- ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ↑ Appearances for Austrian National Team - RSSSF
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