Paul Kozlicek
Paul Kozlicek (born July 22, 1937 in Vienna , † November 26, 1999 in Seville ) was an Austrian national soccer player .
Career
Paul Kozlicek was an all-rounder who played primarily as a striker at the beginning of his career and later also played defensively. He began his career together with his older brother Ernst Kozlicek at the Meidlinger Klub SC Wacker Vienna in 1949. In team line-ups he was usually listed as "Kozlicek II" to distinguish it from his brother "Kozlicek I". In the 1954/55 season Paul Kozlicek played for the first time in the A-League for the black and whites - with 20 and 21 goals respectively in the next two seasons, he quickly attracted attention. He made his team debut against France under Karl Geyer on March 25, 1956 in Paris , and that evening it was the second international match for brother Ernst. His only international goal he scored on March 23, 1958 in Vienna in the European Cup 1955–1960 in a 3-1 win against Italy.
Kozlicek took part in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden with his brother . There the opponents in the preliminary group with eventual world champions Brazil , European champions Soviet Union and England proved to be too strong. In 1959, the two Kozlicek brothers moved from SC Wacker Wien , which had got into financial difficulties, to LASK , where the two of them should part ways in 1962. While Paul Kozlicek stayed in Linz, Ernst Kozlicek went to the 1st Schwechater SC . With the LASK, the younger brother finally won the double in the 1964/65 season after the runner-up in 1962 and the lost cup final in 1963 . After he went to Admira after this great success, he also won the double with his new club in the 1965/66 season . Paul Kozlicek remained active in the championship for Admira until 1971.
Kozlicek died on November 26, 1999 at the age of 62 in Seville , where he was on vacation. He had slipped in the bathtub of his hotel room and suffered third-degree burns from hot water, whereupon he was taken to the hospital and subsequently succumbed to his severe burns.
Stations
- SC Wacker Vienna (1949–1959)
- Linz ASK (1959–1965)
- SK Admira Vienna (1965–1971)
successes
- 2 × Austrian champion : 1965, 1966
- 2 × Austrian runner-up: 1956, 1962
- 2 × Austrian Cup winners : 1965, 1966
- 1 × Austrian Cup finalist: 1963
- Participation in the 1958 World Cup : group stage (best 16)
- Participation in the European Championship in 1960 : quarter-finals
- 14 international matches and 1 goal for the Austrian national soccer team from 1956 to 1963
Footnotes
- ↑ a b c football: Paul Kozlicek died in Spain
- ↑ Arbeiterzeitung Wien of March 25, 1958, page 10, last column, headline The 90 minutes in fast motion
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kozlicek, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1999 |
| Place of death | Seville , Spain |