Josef Wendl

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Josef Wendl (born December 17, 1906 in Munich ; † September 2, 1980 ibid) was a German soccer player who, as an active member of TSV 1860 Munich, played five international matches in the German national soccer team from 1930 to 1933 .

career

Association, 1916 to 1945

The student Josef Wendl, who joined the youth department of the Munich “Löwen” in May 1916, went through the entire youth age group in the white-blue sixties and was used for the first time at the age of 17 in the league eleven playing in the Bavarian district league at the time. In the 1926/27 season, the defensive hope experienced its first successes in 1860. In Bavaria he won the runner-up with his club, with third place in the games for the southern German championship, the "lions" moved into the final round of the German soccer championship . There the young player prevailed at the side of his teammates Alois Pledl , Eugen Kling and Josef Hornauer against FC Schalke 04 and VfB Leipzig and only failed in the semifinals with 1: 4 goals at the eventual German champions 1. FC Nürnberg . In all final round matches, Wendl was the left wing runner.

In the 1930/31 season, Wendl qualified for the second time with SV 1860 Munich for the finals of the German championship. The team from Giesing also jumped the hurdle in the semifinals, they eliminated Holstein Kiel with a 2-0 win and made it into the final of the German football championship for the first time in the club's history. In front of 50,000 spectators, the final on June 14, 1931 in the Müngersdorfer Stadium in Cologne was lost with 2: 3 goals after a 2: 1 half-time lead against Hertha BSC . Wendl and Max Schäfer formed the defender pair in front of goalkeeper Alfred Riemke and Fritz Eiberle acted on his previous left runner position .

Two years later, in 1932/33, Wendl and his teammates Georg Ertl , Fritz Neumaier , Ludwig Stiglbauer and Ludwig Lachner lost the semi-final game in the final with 0: 4 goals in Leipzig against Schalke 04.In the Gauliga era , he came again as 34 -year old veteran in 1941 in the finals. As a middle runner in the group matches against the Stuttgarter Kickers , VfL Neckarau and SK Rapid Wien, he directed the defense of the "lions". Outstanding was the 2-1 home win on April 27th in front of 30,000 spectators, when it had to assert itself particularly against the Rapid striker Franz Binder and Heinz Krückeberg and Ludwig Janda provided the impetus in the attack . The Wehrmacht and team captain Wendl was unable to play the decisive second leg in Vienna and Rapid took first place in the group with a 2-0 win two points ahead of 1860 Munich. The Viennese prevailed in the later final on June 22nd with a 4-3 win against Schalke 04 and won the German championship in 1941.

When his club was able to bring the Tschammer Cup to Munich on November 15 by a 2-0 win in the final against Schalke 04 , due to the war, he only had a 5-3 home win on July 19, 1942 in the first final round against SK Rapid Wien participated as a left defender alongside Georg Pledl.

Overall, the defensive player, who had been captain's office for ten years, was active as a league player for 1860 Munich for 21 years and played over 1,000 games. The last time Wendl was in action for the "Lions" was in the spring of 1945 while on leave from the front.

Selection appointments, 1927 to 1935

At the age of 19, the man was already appointed to the Munich city selection for the left defensive side , for which he played a total of 28 games in his career. In the South German selection, the 60s made his debut on October 9, 1927 in the national cup competition in the 3: 4 defeat in Duisburg against West Germany. The game was played by a complete selection of Munich cities, with six “Bayern” players (Adolf Schwab, Hans Schmid, Emil Kutterer, Ludwig Hofmeister, Josef Pöttinger, Ludwig Hofmann), four “Löwen” representatives (Alois Pledl, Ludwig Stiglbauer, Josef Hornauer, Josef Wendl) and the Wacker player Fritz Neubauer. With the selection of the Bavarian federation, Wendl won the Gau Cup in 1933 . He belonged to the Bavarian selection, which defeated Saxony with 2-1 goals in Chemnitz and North Hesse with 6-2 goals in Munich. In the replay of the final, Bayern prevailed against Brandenburg with 6-1 goals on August 6, 1933 in Munich. The final triangle was formed by goalkeeper Hans Jakob and the defenders Sigmund Haringer and Josef Wendl.

In the national soccer team, the "lion" player made his debut together with goalkeeper Hans Jakob on November 2, 1930 at the international match in Wroclaw against Norway. With his second appointment on October 30, 1932 in Budapest against Hungary Paul Janes celebrated his national team debut . In his third and fourth international matches - in January and March 1933 against Italy and France - he formed the German defender pair in front of goalkeeper Jakob with Haringer. Wendl said goodbye to his fifth international match on November 19, 1933 in Zurich in a 2-0 win against the Swiss from the national team. Bayern player Ludwig Goldbrunner, on the other hand, opened his international career in the game against the "Nati".

Profession, soldier and honors

Wendl, who was appointed honorary captain, received the municipal letter of honor in 1934 for outstanding sporting achievements. On August 31, 1934, the city of Munich took on Wendl as a salaried clerk, and on March 1, 1935 he was given a position as a road construction supervisor. On June 17, 1940, he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and was at the front until the end of the war. In May 1945 he was taken prisoner by the Soviets and was only able to return home on January 5, 1950, where he returned to work at the Munich Roads Department.

Trainer

Soon after his return from captivity, he began to work as a trainer at TSV 1860 Munich in the youth department. In 1953 he successfully completed his training as a football teacher at the sports university in Cologne. Until the end of July 1965 he worked as a trainer and supervisor in the youth department of the "Löwen", where he produced such well-known players as Alfred Heiss , Hans Rebele , Hans Reich and Ludwig Bründl .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Antonöffelmeier: The "lions" under the swastika, p. 129.
  2. ↑ Antonöffelmeier: The "lions" under the swastika, p. 129.
  3. ↑ Antonöffelmeier: The "lions" under the swastika, p. 129.
  4. ^ Antonöffelmeier: The "lions" under the swastika, p. 131.
personal data
SURNAME Wendl, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH 2nd September 1980
Place of death Munich