Leopold Grausam

Association footballer

Leopold Grausam (29 June 1943 – 8 September 2023) was an Austrian retired footballer. He played mainly for SK Rapid Wien as striker. He also played for the Austrian national football team.[1]

Leopold Grausam
Grausam in 1964
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-06-29)29 June 1943
Place of birth Pressbaum, Austria
Date of death 8 September 2023(2023-09-08) (aged 80)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1953–1956 Hellas Kagran
1956–1958 SV Pressbaum
1958–1963 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1970 Rapid Wien 142 (58)
1970–1971 Wacker Innsbruck 1 (1)
1971–1972 LASK 4 (0)
1972–1973 FC Grenchen
National team
1964–1967 Austria 8 (3)
Teams managed
1978–1980 SV Leobendorf
1983–1984 SV Gablitz
1984–1985 Floridsdorfer AC
1991–1992 ASK-BSC Bruck/Leitha
1999–2000 Gaswerk/Straßenbahn
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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His first club was FC Hellas Kagran, where he played from 1953 to 1956. He then moved to SV Pressbaum and finally came in 1958 in the youth department of SK Rapid Wien. Leopold Grausam made his debut in the A-League against Kapfenberg SV on10 November 1963. He scored four goals in the 5-0 home win. Already in his first season in 1963–64 he was Austrian champion and also in 1966/67 and 1967/68. He won the ÖFB Cup in 1968 and 1969.

In 1970 he moved to FC Wacker Innsbruck for a season and won his fourth championship title. Internationally, he made a name for himself when he scored the winning goal in the 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the European Cup Winners' Cup. After another season at Linzer ASK, Leopold Grausam ended his career in the Swiss National League A with FC Grenchen and in the Austrian Regional League East with SV Rechnitz.

International

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He made his debut FOR the Austrian national team under Béla Guttmann on 12 April 1964 against the Netherlands. His last match was on 5 November 1967 in a 1-1 draw against Greece. He played 8 matches and scored 3 goals. [2]

Manager

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He managed SV Gablitz, Floridsdorfer AC, ASK-BSC Bruck/Leitha and Gaswerk/Straßenbahn.

Honours

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References

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  1. "Team Stats". Austria Soccer. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  2. ÖFB Profile Leopold Grausam

Other websites

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