Josef Göbl
Josef Artur "Sepp" Göbl (born January 1, 1905 in Vienna ; † 1971 there ) was an Austrian ice hockey player and referee . He was a member of the Austrian national ice hockey team and played at club level with the Wiener Eislauf-Verein (WEV) and EK Engelmann Vienna (EKE).
Career
In addition to his studies, Josef Göbl was closely associated with Austrian ice hockey and its development from 1926 onwards. Numerous successes with the WEV, EKE and the national team determined his life. He was a participant in the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz , where his team was eliminated without defeat in the preliminary round after two draws, to which he contributed two goals in a 4: 4 against Switzerland. In his second participation in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936 , he and his team came in seventh. In 1937 he became manager of the Hague ice rink (Houtrusthallen). In the early 1940s he was the trainer of the Mannheim ERC . After his career as an ice hockey player and referee, he worked as a businessman in Vienna (sporting goods with general agency for Fred Perry and Slazenger tennis articles). At the same time he worked as a successful tennis player for the Vienna AC .
Göbl was buried in the cemetery of the Simmering fire hall (department 3, ring 3, group 6, number 40).
Achievements and Awards
- Gold medal at the European ice hockey championship in Vienna in 1927
- Bronze medal at the 1931 Ice Hockey World Championship in Krynica-Zdrój (Poland)
- Gold medal at the 1931 European ice hockey championship
- Silver medal at the European ice hockey championship in Berlin in 1932
- Silver medal at the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships in Prague
- 1937 10th International Badge
Web link
- Josef Göbl in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Ice hockey: Sepp Göbl stays in the Hague. In: Sport-Tagblatt . Austrian National Library , ANNO - Historical Austrian Newspapers and Magazines, November 13, 1937, p. 7 , accessed on June 11, 2013 .
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SURNAME | Göbl, Josef |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Göbl, Josef Artur (full name); Göbl, Sepp (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ice hockey player and ice hockey referee |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1905 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | 1971 |
Place of death | Vienna |