Fritz Gschweidl
Friedrich "Fritz" Gschweidl (13 December 1901 in Vienna– 5 April 1970) was an Austrian footballer[2] and coach. He played as forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Friedrich Gschweidl | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 1970 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-Right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Strebersdorf | ||
| 1920–1924 | SC Bewegung XX | ||
| 1924–1948 | Vienna | ||
| National team | |||
| 1924–1931 | Austria[1] | 44 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1935–1948 | Vienna | ||
| 1948–1949 | Young Boys | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
changeGschweidl started his career with Strebersdorf. Then he went on to the second league club SC Bewegung XX. In 1924 he came to First Vienna FC. With them he won five Austrian Championsship, three Austrian Cups and the Mitropa Cup. He retired from playing in 1948. He played 774 matches for Vienna.
He debuted in the Austrian national football team on 4th May 1924 against Hungary. When he became part of the so called "Wunderteam" (wonder team) he had already 27 caps. His last match was on 24 March 1935 against Italy.
From 1935 to 1948 he was playing manager of First Vienna FC. After his retirement in 1948 he became coach of Young Boys Bern. 1949 he went back to his profession as an accountant. He died in 1970 in Vienna.
Honours
change- 5 × Austrian Champion: 1931, 1933, 1942, 1943, 1944
- 3 × Austrian Cup: 1929, 1930, 1937
- 4 × Austrian Cup (final): 1925, 1926, 1936, 1946
- 1 × German Cup: 1943
- 1 × Mitropa Cup: 1931
- 1 × German Championsship (runner up): 1942
- 44 matches and 12 goals for the Austrian National team (1924 -1935)
References
change- ↑ transfermarkt.at
- ↑ "Team Stats". Austria Soccer. Retrieved 29 April 2022.