Alfred Körner
Austrian footballer (1926-2020)
Alfred Körner (14 February 1926 – 23 January 2020) was an Austrian footballer. He played as a striker. He was the younger brother of fellow international Robert Körner.
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| Full name | Alfred Körner | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1926 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 January 2020 (aged 93) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1942–1959 | Rapid Wien | 286 | (157) | |||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | Admira Wien | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Admira Energie | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| 1946–1958 | Austria | 47 | (14) | |||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1967 | First Vienna | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||
Körner was born in Vienna. He had a successful career with Rapid Wien between the mid-1940s and 1959. He won seven league titles with the club. He also played for the Austria national team from 1946 to 1958. He played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, where Austria finished third, and the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He earned 47 caps for his country, scoring 14 goals.
Körner died on 23 January 2020 in Vienna. He was 93.[1]
Honours
change- Rapid Wien
- Austrian Bundesliga: 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957
- Austrian Cup: 1946
- Zentropa Cup: 1951
References
change- ↑ "Rapid-Legende Alfred Körner ist tot". Kronen Zeitung (in German). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
Other websites
change- Alfred Körner at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alfred Körner at WorldFootball.net
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