Karl Rainer
Karl Rainer (1 July 1901 – 9 June 1987) was an Austrian footballer and coach.He played as defender for First Vienna FC. He also played for the Austrian national football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1901 | ||
| Date of death | 9 June 1987 (aged 85) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| FC Sturm 07 | |||
| –1938 | Vienna | ||
| 1940 | Vienna | ||
| National team | |||
| 1924–1935 | Austria | 39 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| SC Wacker Wien | |||
| Wiener AC | |||
| 1948–1949 | Vienna | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career change
Karl Rainer began his football career at FC Sturm 07. Then he went to the first division club First Vienna FC 1894. Karl Rainer was a regular player for Vienna between 1921 and 1938. He played 882 matches for Vienna .
National team change
He played 39 matches for the Austrian national football team between 1924 and 1935.
Manager change
In the early 1940s, Rainer was the coach of SC Wacker Vienna. In 1942 he played again for Vienna due to a lack of players. After the end of the war he worked as a coach at Wiener AC, Vienna and SC Justiz.
Rainer and the NSDAP change
On 16 August 1940, Rainer applied for admission to the NSDAP and was admitted on 1 October (membership number 8,458,973).[2] According to Eva Menasse, in October 1938 he "aryanized" the apartment of her grandparents Richard and Adolphine Menasse at Döblinger Hauptstraße 13.[3]
Honours change
- Austrian Champion: 1931, 1933
- Austrian Cup: 1929, 1930, 1937
- Mitropacup: 1931
References change
- ↑ "National team stats". austriasoccer.at. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ Bundesarchiv R 9361-IX KARTEI/34211498
- ↑ Kurier.at