Paul Halla

Paul Halla
Personnel
birthday	April 10, 1931
place of birth	Graz ,  Austria
date of death	December 6, 2005
Place of death	Vienna ,  Austria
size	185 cm
position	Middle runner
Juniors
Years	station
	SK Sturm Graz
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1950-1951	SK Sturm Graz	0 0(0)
1951-1953	Graz AK	47 (24)
1953-1965	SK Rapid Vienna	289 (39)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1952-1965	Austria	34 0(2)
1 Only league games are given.

Paul Halla (born April 10, 1931 in Graz , † December 6, 2005 in Vienna ), called "Schlepperl", was an Austrian football player .

Career

Halla began his footballing career at SK Sturm Graz as a youth player, but played from 1951 to 1953 as a right midfielder for city rivals Grazer AK . Halla moved from GAK to the Austrian record champions Rapid Wien in 1953 . For the Hütteldorfer he played a total of 346 competitive games by 1965, was five times Austrian champion and one Austrian cup winner.

On November 23, 1952, he made his debut in the game against Portugal (1-1) in the Austrian national team , for which he played 34 international matches and scored two goals. Paul Halla sensationally finished third with the national team at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland and also took part in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden . Halla was active as an active soccer player until 1976.

Paul Halla died on December 6, 2005 as a result of gastric surgery and was buried on December 16, 2005 at the Vienna Central Cemetery.

successes

• 5 × Austrian champion : 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1964 (Rapid)
• 1 × Austrian Cup Winner : 1961 (Rapid)
• Participation in soccer world championships : 1954, 1958

See also

• Austria at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lt. Team photo GAK 1948/49 on p. 9 in the book 75 Years of the Football Club GAK, Ed. Gert Renner, Graz In 1977 Paul Halla was part of the GAK team