1912 Summer Olympics / Soccer / Austria
At the V Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 , an Austrian Olympic team took part in the soccer competition for the first time. For the second time since 1908, Olympic medals were awarded in football, and for the first time almost all major European football countries competed. Austria hired the English coach Jimmy Hogan for the soccer competitions in Sweden , but an unfortunate preparatory phase prevented them from playing with the best line-up. At its Olympic premiere, Austria reached the quarter-finals, finishing in 5th place. Nevertheless, there was some disappointment among those involved that they had not landed in the medal ranks.
preparation
For the time of the Olympic Games in 1912, the ÖFV hired Jimmy Hogan as a trainer for the first time. One week before the start of the game, on June 22, 1912, the team traveled to Stockholm to prepare for the matches. Most of the players came from DFC Prague , who made up the entire back team, from Rapid and Sport-Club . Due to disputes in the association, however, top players like Felix and Karl Tekusch , Richard Kohn , Adolf Fischera and Johann Andres had to be avoided, as the Vienna AF did not provide its players for the Olympics. The reason for this was that the association had scheduled the test matches at the same time as the WAF had organized lucrative away games in Budapest. The preparatory phase was also extremely unfavorable, because Jakob Swatosch and Heinrich Retschury fell ill, Franz Weber pulled a muscle strain, so that the squad was initially reduced to 14 active players.
Austrian contingent
This list of the Austrian contingent also includes the stakes in the consolation tournament, although these were not part of the 1912 Olympic Games, even if they took place at the same competition venues:
| Surname | Association at the time | birthday | Sp. | goal | red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| goal | ||||||
| Josef Kaltenbrunner | SK Rapid Vienna | 01/22/1888 | 3 | |||
| Otto Noll | DFC Prague | 07/24/1882 | 2 | |||
| Defense | ||||||
| Bernhard Graubart | DFC Prague | 12/22/1888 | 4th | |||
| Ladislaus Kurpiel | DFC Prague | 11/13/1883 | 4th | |||
| Heinrich Retschury | First Vienna FC 1894 | 05/01/1887 | ||||
| midfield | ||||||
| Josef Brandstätter | SK Rapid Vienna | 11/07/1891 | 5 | |||
| Karl Braunsteiner | Viennese sports club | 10/27/1891 | 5 | |||
| Robert Cimera | DFC Prague | 09/17/1887 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Jakob Swatosch | 1. Simmeringer SC | 04/19/1891 | ||||
| Franz Weber | First Vienna FC 1894 | 07/03/1888 | 2 | |||
| attack | ||||||
| Gustav Blaha | SK Rapid Vienna | 01/01/1888 | 1 | |||
| Leopold Grundwald | SK Rapid Vienna | 10/28/1891 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Ludwig Hussak (captain) | Viennese amateur SV | 07/31/1883 | 4th | 1 | ||
| Robert Merz | DFC Prague | 11/25/1887 | 4th | 2 | ||
| Alois Müller | Viennese sports club | 06/07/1890 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Leopold Neubauer | Viennese sports club | 10/15/1889 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Johann Studnicka | Vienna AC | 10/12/1883 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Trainer | ||||||
| Jimmy Hogan | 10/16/1882 | |||||
Note: Since Ludwig Hussak was not used in all five Austrian games, he temporarily handed over his captain's ribbon to Franz Weber.
Games
Round of 16
In the Austrians' first game, Germany was drawn as opponents. The match took place on the Råsunda sports field, an insignificant sideline compared to the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. 2,000 spectators attended the game in which the Germans dominated the first half and went into the dressing room 1-0. After the break, however, the Austrian team played much stronger, after a corner from Hussak through Studnicka they equalized. A solo by Neubauer brought the lead a short time later. The Austrians finally took control of the game, the German defender Hollstein also ran down his own goalkeeper. The German goalkeeper finally had to leave the field in the final stages, for him went center forward Worpitzky, who had started his football career as a goalie. Two goals from Merz and one goal from Cimera finally sealed the high victory of Hogan's team.
| Austria - Germany 5: 1 (0: 1) | |
|---|---|
| Data | 25th international match on June 29, 1912 at Råsunda sports field (2,000 spectators) |
| Austria | Noll - Graubart , Kurpiel - Brandstätter , Braunsteiner , Cimera - Hussak , Müller , Studnicka , Merz , Neubauer |
| Germany | Weber - Röpnack , Hollstein - Krogmann , Breunig , Bosch - Wegele , Jäger , Worpitzky , Kipp , Hirsch |
| Gates | Studnicka (56th), Neubauer (60th), Merz (75th, 81st), Cimera (89th); Hunter (35.) |
Quarter finals
Just one day later, again at the Råsunda sports field, exactly the same Austrian team faced the Dutch team. The Austrians scored early through Studnicka, but the goal was not recognized by the Scottish game manager Philps because of an alleged offside position. In direct return it was 1-0 for the Dutch, although this time the referee had overlooked a clear handball by Bouvy, which had preceded the goal. The Austrians withdrew from then on and received two more hits, but these were mainly due to the nervousness of the goalkeeper Otto Noll. Only with a long shot from Alois Müller shortly before the half-time whistle did the Austrians catch up with a goal. The second half against Holland was a reflection of the assault against Germany the day before. However, since this time no further goal was scored for the representatives of Cisleithania, Austria was eliminated in its first international soccer tournament in the quarter-finals. The elimination against the Netherlands hit James Hogan in particular, who shortly before had coached the Oranje Elftal as national coach. For the teams eliminated before the semi-finals, however, a consolation tournament was organized in which Austria also took part.
| Austria - Netherlands 1: 3 (1: 3) | |
|---|---|
| Data | 26th international match on June 30, 1912 at Råsunda sports field |
| Austria | Noll - Graubart , Kurpiel - Brandstätter , Braunsteiner , Cimera - Hussak , Müller , Studnicka , Merz , Neubauer |
| Netherlands | Göbel - Wijnveldt , Bouman - Fortgens , Boutmy , Lotsy - van Breda Kolff , de Groot , ten Cate , Vos , Bouvy |
| Gates | Müller (44.); Bouvy (8th), ten Cate (12th), Vos (30th) |
Consolation tournament
For the teams that were eliminated in the quarter-finals and the last sixteen, a separate prize was announced, which could be won in a consolation tournament. Although this tournament took place as part of the 1912 Olympic Games, it was not an official part of the competitions. Nevertheless, they are mostly attributed to the Olympic Games, but are often misunderstood as placement games in modern football literature.
Round of 16 of the consolation tournament
Only one day after the clash with the Netherlands, Austria's first game in the consolation round against Norway was scheduled on the grassless square in Traneberg. The small number of spectators of 200 guests, the bad place and the actually meaningless game only contributed little to the motivation of the Austrians. The Austrian team showed their weakest game in Stockholm, only narrowly defeating the technically hopelessly inferior Norwegians 1-0 and barely escaped embarrassment. The decisive goal was also a Norwegian own goal, although it is officially attributed to Neubauer. The strongest man in Hogan's team was the new goalkeeper Kaltenbrunner from Rapid, who offers secure support.
| Austria - Norway 1: 0 (1: 0) | |
|---|---|
| Data | 27th international match on July 1, 1912 at the Traneberg sports field (200 spectators) |
| Austria | Kaltenbrunner - Kurpiel , Braunsteiner - Weber , Brandstätter , Cimera - Müller , Blaha , Merz , Grundwald , Neubauer |
| Norway | Pedersen - Skou , Baastad - Johansen , Herlofson , Jensen - Reinholdt , Krefting , Endrerud , R. Maartmann , E. Maartmann |
| Gates | Neubauer (2.) |
Semi-finals of the consolation tournament
In the semifinals of the consolation tournament Austria met Italy, which in turn had completely surprisingly thrown Sweden out of the competition. The ÖFV managed to get this game to take place in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium after the competition day, which visibly motivated the Austrians. There was a clear 5-1 win in which almost every Austrian striker scored a goal.
| Austria - Italy 5: 1 (2: 0) | |
|---|---|
| Data | 28th international match on July 3, 1912 in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium (3,500 spectators) |
| Austria | Kaltenbrunner - Graubart , Braunsteiner - Weber , Brandstätter , Cimera - Hussak , Müller , Studnicka , Grundwald , Neubauer |
| Italy | Campelli - De Vecchi , Valle - Binaschi , Milano , Leone - Zuffi , Bontadini , Berardo , Barbesino , Mariani |
| Gates | Müller (30th), Grundwald (40th, 89th), Hussak (49th), Studnicka (65th); Berardo |
Final of the consolation tournament
In the final of the consolation tournament, the completely exhausted Austrian team - there were only exactly eleven active players in the squad - faced their big rivals Hungary, who could easily prevail 3-0. Among the almost 500 spectators on the Råsunda sports field there were about 70 Austrian and 100 Hungarian battle-strollers, the latter clearly drowning out the Austrians. Hungary finally received the trophy and the gold medals of the consolation tournament from the President of the Swedish Federation, Kornerup. Although not originally planned, Austria received a smaller winner's cup for 2nd place and silver medals for the players.
| Austria - Hungary 0: 3 (0: 1) | |
|---|---|
| Data | 29th international match on July 5, 1912 at Råsunda sports field (800 spectators) |
| Austria | Kaltenbrunner - Graubart , Kurpiel - Brandstätter , Braunsteiner , Cimera - Hussak , Müller , Merz , Grundwald , Neubauer |
| Hungary | Domonkos - Rumbold , Payer - Bíró , Vágó , Blum - Sebestyén , Bodnár , Pataki , Schlosser , Borbás |
| Gates | Schlosser (32nd), Pataki (60th), Bodnár (76th) |
