Karl Koller (soccer player)
Karl Koller | ||
Karl Koller (1964)
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Personnel | ||
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birthday | February 9, 1929 | |
place of birth | Hölles , Austria | |
date of death | January 24, 2009 | |
Place of death | Baden , Austria | |
size | 182 cm | |
position | midfield | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1943 | ASK Blumau | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1945-1949 | ASK Blumau | |
1949-1966 | First Vienna FC | 414 (39) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1952-1965 | Austria | 86 | (5)
Stations as a trainer | ||
Years | station | |
1967 | 1. Wiener Neustädter SC | |
1968 | First Vienna FC | |
1 Only league games are given. |
Karl Koller (born February 9, 1929 in Hölles, now Matzendorf-Hölles , Lower Austria , † January 24, 2009 in Baden ) was an Austrian football player . After Ernst Ocffekt he is considered one of the best Austrian midfielders and has been recognized by the IFFHS as one of the 100 best European footballers of the 20th century. The national player completed 86 games for the team and took part in two world championships and two European championships . Third place at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland is considered the highlight of the career of the Vienna legend . On January 24, 2009, Koller died of the consequences of his Alzheimer's disease .
Career
World Championships 1954 and 1958
Karl Koller began his football career in Döbling near Vienna , where he made his debut in the championship in 1949. In 1952 Karl Koller made the leap into the national team, where he was able to convince in his first appearances against Belgium (2: 0) and Ireland (6: 0). He drove to Switzerland as one of the regulars for the 1954 World Cup and together with the Austrian Ernst Ocffekt formed the Austrian midfield. In Switzerland, the Austrian team sensationally achieved third place, with Karl Koller playing through all matches.
In the following season, the strong midfielder was able to win his first national title with Vienna. With the Vienna he triumphed in the championship with the same number of points before the WSC . After qualifying for the World Cup in 1958, Karl Koller made his way to Sweden with the national team . Austria caught a difficult group with England, Brazil and the then strong Soviet Union. So the Austrians ended in the group stage, but they could sell well. In the hard-fought 2-2 win against England, where Austria took the lead twice, Karl Koller also scored one of his rare team goals.
End of career in the team and with Vienna
With Vienna it no longer wanted to win a title: In 1961, Karl Koller and the team finished second in both the championship and the cup. With the Austrian national team he could not convince at the European championship in 1960 either. The team failed in the quarter-finals against hosts France. At the EM in 1964 , the end came in the round of 16 through a defeat against Ireland. Karl Koller's career in the team ended when he failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1966, although the Austrian Association, unthinkable today, had canceled participation in the 1962 World Cup due to the high travel costs to Chile . In the championship, Koller played with the Blue-Yellows until 1965 and ended his career after 836 games and 101 goals for Vienna.
Karl Koller lived in Blumau-Neurißhof , where he owned an inn until 2000 and was also buried there in the local cemetery in an honorary grave of the community.
successes
- 1 × Austrian champion : 1955
- 2 × Austrian runner-up: 1957, 1961
- 1 × Austrian Cup finalist : 1961
- Participation in the 1954 World Cup : 3rd place
- Participation in the 1958 World Cup : group stage (best 16)
- Participation in the European Championship in 1960 : quarter-finals
- Participation in the European Championship in 1964 : round of 16
- 86 (88) international matches and 5 goals for the Austrian national soccer team from 1952 to 1965
See also
Web links
- Community of Blumau-Neurißhof: Obituary in the extra edition of the community news (PDF document; accessed on July 18, 2017)
- Austrian Soccerboard: Viennese legend Karl Koller has passed away (accessed on July 18, 2017)
- Matzendorf-Hölles parish: Obituary on the parish's homepage (accessed on July 18, 2017)
- Karl Koller in the database of weltfussball.de
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Koller, Karl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hölles , Lower Austria , Austria |
DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 2009 |
Place of death | Baden , Austria |