Eduard Schönecker

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Eduard "Edi" Schönecker (born January 22, 1885 , † April 6, 1963 ) was an Austrian football player , athlete , builder and civil servant.

In 1904 he played in the Austrian national soccer team , took part in the sprint competitions of the 1908 Olympic Games in London and built, among other things, the soccer stadiums on the Pfarrwiese and Hohe Warte , which was the largest stadium on the European continent when it was built.

life and career

Eduard Schönecker played together with his younger brother Dionys Schönecker at SK Rapid Vienna in Rudolfsheim . The right wing striker experienced his greatest success as a club player on June 21, 1903, when they beat German SV 3-0 in the relegation game and Rapid was first class. On June 2, 1904, he was also called up to the Austrian national team, but was defeated in Budapest by Austria's great rivals Hungary 3-0. As one of the fastest runners in Cisleithania, Eduard Schönecker was not only a famous winger, at the 1908 Olympic Games he was also allowed to represent Austria's colors in sprint competitions. After a fourth place in the prerun of the 100 meters and a third place in the preroll of the 200 meters, he was eliminated early on.

After Eduard Schönecker had completed his sports career, the qualified architect made a living as a builder of sports stadiums. For his former club, which was to win twelve championship titles under his brother as a coach, he built a new stadium on the Pfarrwiese , which could hold 20,000 spectators. It was inaugurated on October 2, 1920 with a 6-4 win over Floridsdorfer AC . The original grandstand at Rapid-Platz was built according to Schönecker's plans in 1912. The Pfarrwiese remained the home of Rapid until 1977 and was replaced by the West Stadium, which was also built by a former Rapid player - Gerhard Hanappi . In addition, the former footballer was working at the new home stadium of Vienna on the Hohe Warte at the same time . When it opened on June 19, 1921 with a 2-1 win by Vienna over Hakoah , the stadium with 90,000 seats was the largest football stadium on the continent, with many more visitors attending some games. The stadium is still in use today, but has now been adapted to accommodate 7,000 seats.

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personal data
SURNAME Schönecker, Eduard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schönecker, Edi (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Austria
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1963