Hugo Meisl

Hugo Meisl around 1930

Hugo Meisl (born November 16, 1881 in Maleschau (now Malešov ), Austria-Hungary , † February 17, 1937 in Vienna ) was one of the most outstanding personalities in Austrian football history . After finishing his playing career, he worked successfully as a coach , official, international referee , ÖFB general secretary and FIFA delegate. From 1913 to 1914 and from 1919 until his death he was in charge of the Austrian national team.

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Hugo Meisl was born as the son of the Jewish businessman Ludwig Meisl and his wife Karoline, b. Mautner, born in Bohemia. At the age of twelve he moved to Vienna and attended a business school there. He began to be increasingly interested in the emerging football sport and in 1895 joined the Vienna Cricket and Football Club . Because of his professional training, which he completed in Trieste and Paris, among others, he was only able to pursue his passion for football very irregularly. After his permanent employment as a bank clerk in 1905, Meisl soon developed into one of the leading referees of the ÖFV and whistled a total of 16 international games, including the 1912 Olympic Games . Due to his multilingualism, Hugo Meisl spoke German, Czech, Italian, French and English perfectly, and fluent other languages ​​such as Swedish, Spanish and Dutch, he became an indispensable representative of the ÖFV at FIFA from 1907 .

Hugo Meisl began his coaching career in 1912 with the Wiener Amateur-SV , but soon looked after the Austrian national soccer team from 1913 until his death in 1937, interrupted only by his military service during the First World War on the Isonzo front . During this period, the miracle team is the most successful team in the history of the national team. He also campaigned strongly for the introduction of professionalism , so that in 1924 Austria became the first continental European country with its own professional league. Hugo Meisl was also of great importance for European football history. He was instrumental in creating the Mitropa Cup , the forerunner of the Champions League , as well as the creation of the European Cup , which was the forerunner of the European Championship . Hugo Meisl, who had also held the position of ÖFB General Secretary since 1926, died of a heart attack at the age of 55 while working.

He was buried in a grave of honor at the Vienna Central Cemetery , Gate 5, Group 3, Row 4, No. 11.

The 17th Braunauer Zeitgeschichte-Tage dealt with Meisl on June 28th, 2008 under the title Fascination Football .

His former study in the Karl-Marx-Hof in Vienna was reconstructed in the association museum of the FK Austria and can be visited there together with numerous objects.

Honors

For his achievements, Hugo Meisl was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Austrian Order of Merit and the Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria , among others , Italy honored him with the title of Knight of the Crown of Italy. In 1989 the Hugo-Meisl-Weg in Vienna- Favoriten was named after him.

successes

• Fourth place in the 1934 World Cup with Austria

ÖFB international matches under team boss Hugo Meisl

Legend

• H = home game
• A = away game
• * = Play on a neutral place
• - = no official international match
• n / a = after extension
• green background color = victory of Austria
• yellow background color = tie
• red background color = defeat

First term of office from 1912 to 1914

Games	Victories	draw	Defeats	Gates	TD
6th	3	1	2	11: 9	+2

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
31	12/22/1912	3: 1	Italy	A.	Genoa ( ITA )
32	04/27/1913	1: 4	Hungary	H	Vienna
33	06/15/1913	2-0	Italy	H	Vienna
34	10/26/1913	3: 4	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
35	01/11/1914	0-0	Italy	A.	Milan ( ITA )
36	05/03/1914	2-0	Hungary	H	Vienna

Second term from 1919 to 1937

Games	Victories	draw	Defeats	Gates	TD
127	69	29	29	332: 200	+132

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
59	05/10/1919	2-0	Hungary	H	Vienna
60	11/09/1919	2: 3	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
61	05/02/1920	2: 2	Hungary	H	Vienna		Last international game at the WAC-Platz
62	09/26/1920	3: 2	German Empire	H	Vienna		First international match on the Simmeringer Had
63	07/11/1920	2: 1	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
64	03/26/1921	2: 2	Sweden	H	Vienna		First international match against Sweden
65	04/24/1921	4: 1	Hungary	H	Vienna
66	05/01/1921	2: 2	Switzerland	A.	St. Gallen ( SUI )
67	05/05/1921	3: 3	German Empire	A.	Dresden ( GER )
68	07/24/1921	3: 1	Sweden	A.	Stockholm ( SWE )
69	07/31/1921	3: 2	Finland	A.	Helsinki ( FIN )		First international match against Finland
70	January 15, 1922	3: 3	Italy	A.	Milan ( ITA )
71	04/23/1922	0: 2	German Empire	H	Vienna
72	04/30/1922	1: 1	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
73	06/11/1922	7: 1	Switzerland	H	Vienna
74	09/24/1922	2: 2	Hungary	H	Vienna		50th international match against Hungary
75	11/26/1922	2: 1	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
76	01/21/1923	0: 2	Switzerland	A.	Geneva ( SUI )
77	04/15/1923	0-0	Italy	H	Vienna
78	05/06/1923	1-0	Hungary	H	Vienna
79	06/10/1923	2: 4	Sweden	A.	Gothenburg ( SWE )
80	08/15/1923	2: 1	Finland	H	Vienna
81	09/23/1923	0: 2	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
82	01/13/1924	3: 4	German Empire	A.	Nuremberg ( GER )
83	01/20/1924	4-0	Italy	A.	Genoa ( ITA )
84	02/10/1924	4: 1	Yugoslavia	A.	Zagreb ( YUG )		First international match against Yugoslavia
85	05/04/1924	2: 2	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
86	May 20, 1924	4: 1	Romania	H	Vienna		First international match against Romania
87	May 21, 1924	6-0	Bulgaria	H	Vienna		First international match against Bulgaria, first international match for Bulgaria
88	06/22/1924	3: 1	Egypt	H	Vienna		First international game against Egypt, first game against a non-European team
89	09/14/1924	2: 1	Hungary	H	Vienna
90	11/09/1924	1: 1	Sweden	H	Vienna
91	December 21, 1924	1: 2	Spain	A.	Barcelona ( ESP )		First international match against Spain
92	March 22, 1925	2-0	Switzerland	H	Vienna
93	04/19/1925	4-0	France	A.	Paris ( FRA )		First international match against France
94	05/05/1925	3: 1	Hungary	H	Vienna
95	May 24, 1925	1: 3	Czechoslovakia	A.	Prague ( TCH )		First international match against Czechoslovakia
96	07/05/1925	4: 2	Sweden	A.	Stockholm ( SWE )
97	07/10/1925	2: 1	Finland	A.	Helsinki ( FIN )
98	09/20/1925	1: 1	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
99	09/27/1925	0: 1	Spain	H	Vienna
100	11/08/1925	0: 2	Switzerland	A.	Bern ( SUI )
101	December 13, 1925	4: 3	Belgium	A.	Liege ( BEL )		First international match against Belgium
102	03/14/1926	2-0	Czechoslovakia	H	Vienna		50th international match under Hugo Meisl
103	05/02/1926	3-0	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
104	05/30/1926	4: 1	France	H	Vienna		Last international match on the Simmeringer Had
105	09/19/1926	2: 3	Hungary	H	Vienna
106	09/28/1926	2: 1	Czechoslovakia	A.	Prague ( TCH )
107	10/10/1926	7: 1	Switzerland	H	Vienna
108	11/07/1926	3: 1	Sweden	H	Vienna
109	03/20/1927	1: 2	Czechoslovakia	H	Vienna
110	04/10/1927	6-0	Hungary	H	Vienna
111	05/22/1927	4: 1	Belgium	H	Vienna
112	05/29/1927	4: 1	Switzerland	A.	Zurich ( SUI )
113	September 18, 1927	0: 2	Czechoslovakia	A.	Prague ( TCH )	European Cup 1927-1930
114	09/25/1927	3: 5	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )	European Cup 1927-1930
115	11/06/1927	1-0	Italy	A.	Bologna ( ITA )	European Cup 1927-1930
116	01/08/1928	2: 1	Belgium	A.	Brussels ( BEL )
117	04/01/1928	0: 1	Czechoslovakia	H	Vienna	European Cup 1927-1930
118	05/06/1928	5: 5	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )		Most goal-winning draw
119	05/06/1928	3-0	Yugoslavia	H	Vienna		FIFA does not take this game into account as Austria played away on the same day. Yugoslavia also played a home game on the same day, so it was probably a game between lower-ranking players.
120	07/29/1928	3: 2	Sweden	A.	Stockholm ( SWE )
121	07.10.1928	5: 1	Hungary	H	Vienna	European Cup 1927-1930
122	10/28/1928	2-0	Switzerland	H	Vienna	European Cup 1927-1930
123	11/11/1928	2: 2	Italy	A.	Rome ( ITA )
124	03/17/1929	3: 3	Czechoslovakia	A.	Prague ( TCH )
125	04/07/1929	3-0	Italy	H	Vienna	European Cup 1927-1930
126	05/05/1929	2: 2	Hungary	H	Vienna
127	09/15/1929	2: 1	Czechoslovakia	H	Vienna
128	10/06/1929	1: 2	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
129	10/27/1929	3: 1	Switzerland	A.	Bern ( SUI )	European Cup 1927-1930	Austria finished the 1st European Cup 1927–1930 in 2nd place
130	03/23/1930	2: 2	Czechoslovakia	A.	Prague ( TCH )
131	May 14, 1930	0-0	England	H	Vienna
132	06/01/1930	1: 2	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
133	09/21/1930	2: 3	Hungary	H	Vienna
134	11/16/1930	4: 1	Sweden	H	Vienna
135	02/22/1931	1: 2	Italy	A.	Milan ( ITA )	European Cup 1931-1932
136	04/12/1931	2: 1	Czechoslovakia	H	Vienna	European Cup 1931-1932
137	05/03/1931	0-0	Hungary	H	Vienna	European Cup 1931-1932
138	May 16, 1931	5-0	Scotland	H	Vienna		First international match against Scotland Birth of the “ wonder team ” Austria takes over the title of unofficial soccer world champion from Scotland
139	05/24/1931	6-0	German Empire	A.	Berlin ( GER )		Biggest win against Germany, biggest home defeat in Germany
140	06/16/1931	2-0	Switzerland	H	Vienna		First and only international match on the Pfarrwiese
141	09/13/1931	5-0	German Empire	H	Vienna		First international match in the Prater Stadium
142	04.10.1931	2: 2	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )	European Cup 1931-1932
143	11/29/1931	8: 1	Switzerland	A.	Basel ( SUI )	European Cup 1931-1932	Biggest away win
144	03/20/1932	2: 1	Italy	H	Vienna	European Cup 1931-1932
145	04/24/1932	8: 2	Hungary	H	Vienna
146	05/22/1932	1: 1	Czechoslovakia	A.	Prague ( TCH )	European Cup 1931-1932
147	07/17/1932	4: 3	Sweden	A.	Stockholm ( SWE )
148	10/02/1932	3: 2	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
149	10/23/1932	3: 1	Switzerland	H	Vienna	European Cup 1931-1932	Austria won the 2nd European Cup in 1931–1932
150	December 07, 1932	3: 4	England	A.	London ( ENG )		Austria loses the unofficial soccer World Cup to England
151	12/11/1932	6: 1	Belgium	A.	Brussels ( BEL )
152	02/12/1933	4-0	France	A.	Paris ( FRA )		100th international match under Hugo Meisl
153	04/09/1933	1: 2	Czechoslovakia	H	Vienna
154	04/30/1933	1: 1	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
155	06/11/1933	4: 1	Belgium	H	Vienna
156	09/17/1933	3: 3	Czechoslovakia	A.	Prague ( TCH )
157	10/01/1933	2: 2	Hungary	H	Vienna
158	11/29/1933	2: 2	Scotland	A.	Glasgow ( SCO )
159	December 10, 1933	1-0	Netherlands	A.	Amsterdam ( NED )
160	02/11/1934	4: 2	Italy	A.	Turin ( ITA )	European Cup 1933-1935
161	03/25/1934	3: 2	Switzerland	A.	Geneva ( SUI )	European Cup 1933-1935
162	04/15/1934	5: 2	Hungary	H	Vienna
163	04/25/1934	6: 1	Bulgaria	H	Vienna	World Cup 1934 qualification	Austria qualifies for a soccer World Cup for the first time
164	May 27, 1934	3: 2 a.d.	France	*	Turin ( ITA )	World Cup 1934 round of 16	First World Cup game
165	05/31/1934	2: 1	Hungary	*	Bologna ( ITA )	World Cup 1934 quarter-finals
166	06/03/1934	0: 1	Italy	A.	Milan ( ITA )	World Cup 1934 semi-finals
167	06/07/1934	2: 3	Germany	*	Naples ( ITA )	World Cup 1934 game for 3rd place	Austria finished the World Cup in 4th place
168	09/23/1934	2: 2	Czechoslovakia	H	Vienna	European Cup 1933-1935
169	07.10.1934	1: 3	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )	European Cup 1933-1935
170	11/11/1934	3-0	Switzerland	H	Vienna	European Cup 1933-1935
171	March 24, 1935	0: 2	Italy	H	Vienna	European Cup 1933-1935
172	04/14/1935	0-0	Czechoslovakia	A.	Prague ( TCH )	European Cup 1933-1935
173	05/12/1935	3: 6	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )
174	05/12/1935	5: 2	Poland	H	Vienna		First international match against Poland
175	10/06/1935	4: 4	Hungary	H	Vienna	European Cup 1933-1935	Austria finished the 3rd European Cup 1933-1935 in 2nd place
176	10/06/1935	0: 1	Poland	A.	Warsaw ( POL )
177	01/19/1936	5: 4	Spain	A.	Madrid ( ESP )
178	01/26/1936	3: 2	Portugal	A.	Postage ( POR )		First international match against Portugal
179	March 22, 1936	1: 1	Czechoslovakia	H	Vienna	European Cup 1936–1938
180	04/05/1936	3: 5	Hungary	H	Vienna		Last international game on the Hohe Warte
181	05/06/1936	2: 1	England	H	Vienna
182	05/17/1936	2: 2	Italy	A.	Rome ( ITA )
-	08/05/1936	3: 1	Egypt	*	Berlin ( GER )	Olympia 1936 round of 16
-	08/08/1936	2: 4	Peru	*	Berlin ( GER )	Olympia 1936 quarter-finals	First international game against Peru The game was canceled and Austria rose
-	08/11/1936	3: 1	Poland	*	Berlin ( GER )	Olympia 1936 semi-finals
-	08/15/1936	1: 2	Italy	*	Berlin ( GER )	Olympia 1936 final	Austria wins the silver medal FIFA and FIGC consider the game as an official international match
183	09/27/1936	3: 5	Hungary	A.	Budapest ( HUN )	European Cup 1936–1938
184	11/08/1936	3: 1	Switzerland	A.	Zurich ( SUI )	European Cup 1936–1938
185	01/24/1937	2: 1	France	A.	Paris ( FRA )

family

Hugo's younger brother Willy Meisl ( 1895 - 1968 ) was sports journalist . He lived from 1924 to 1934 in Berlin and emigrated a year after the seizure of power by the Nazis because he was exposed as a Jew increasing harassment. He went to England and after the war was again active as a journalist in England, Switzerland and Germany.

literature

• Andreas Hafer, Wolfgang Hafer: Hugo Meisl or: the invention of modern football. The workshop, Göttingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-89533-561-7 .
• Robert Franta , Wolfgang Weisgram : A round life: Hugo Meisl - gold digger of football. egon theiner verlag, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-902480-04-1
• H. Strohmeyer:  .pdf Meisl (Meisel) Hugo. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 199.

Web links

• Literature by and about Hugo Meisl in the catalog of the German National Library
• Hugo Meisl as one of the 10 great coaches on the FIFA side
• www.date.at - preprint from the Hugo Meisl biography by Wolfgang Weisgram in the magazine Datum
• Association captain Hugo Meisl. Exhibition in the Vienna City and State Archives; 2008
• Hugo Meisl's will in the holdings of the Vienna City and State Archives
• Founders of modern world football: Herbert Chapman, Hugo Meisl and Jimmy Hogan (from left); London 1933

Individual evidence

1. ↑ [1] viennatouristguide honor graves
2. ↑ ballesterer fm No. 55, September 2010 pp. 46–47: A new home for the miracle team? Georg Spitaler