Karl Gall (soccer player)
Karl Gall (born October 5, 1905 in Vienna , † February 27, 1943 near Ramuschewo west of Demjansk , Soviet Union ) was an Austrian football player and member of the wonder team .
life and career
Karl Gall came from HAC-Nordstern , with whom he played from 1925 to 1928, to Wiener Austria and was considered a brilliant player with surprising ideas and a strong offensive urge in his time. In terms of stature, he was inferior to his competitors and teammates, but made up for this with his strong and sophisticated technique. He was a side runner of excellent class and a brilliant dribbler. His solo interludes were famous and fit the style of Vienna Austria at the time. With the violets from Vienna he celebrated his greatest successes at club level with the cup victories of 1935 and 1936 and the Mitropacup victories of 1933 and 1936. Gall could not be happy about the title of Austrian master. In 1936 Gall left Austria in Vienna and played as a professional in France until the outbreak of World War II . After his return he played his last game for Austria in 1942 in a derby against SK Rapid Wien .
In 1931 Karl Gall was called up for the first time in the Austrian national team and made his debut on April 12, 1931 in the 2-1 home win of the Austrians against the ČSR in Vienna. In the national team he had a very strong competitor for his position in his club colleague Walter Nausch , but between 1931 and 1936 he made a total of 11 missions and was also part of the tribe of the wonder team . In addition, Karl Gall completed 20 missions in other selection teams. The World Cup of 1934 in Italy experienced Gall only as a spectator, until 1936, he celebrated in his last selection game, again against the Czechoslovak Republic in Vienna, a short-term comeback and a farewell to the national team.
In 1942 Karl Gall was called up for military service and came to the Eastern Front . He died in a mine in Russia on February 27, 1943 at the age of 38 .
Stations
- 1925–1928 HAC North Star
- 1928–1936 FK Austria Vienna
- 1936–1939 FC Mulhouse (France)
- 1939–1942 FK Austria Vienna
successes
- Mitropa Cup winners : 1933, 1936
- Austrian cup winner : 1935, 1936
- 11 international matches for the Austrian national team from 1931 to 1936
- 11 appearances in the Mitropa Cup for Vienna Austria from 1927 to 1936
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gall, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1943 |
| Place of death | near Ramuschewo, Soviet Union |