Adalbert Steiner II (24 January 1907 – 10 December 1984) was a Romanian football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Temesvár, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 10 December 1984 (aged 77) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1921–1922 | Unirea Timișoara | ||
| 1922–1924 | Chinezul Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1929 | Chinezul Timișoara[a] | 32 | (0) |
| 1929–1930 | CA Timișoara | ||
| International career | |||
| 1926–1930 | Romania | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
His career in club football was spent at Unirea Timișoara between 1921 and 1922, he played at Chinezul Timișoara from 1922 until 1929 where he won three Divizia A titles and he finished his career in 1929–1930 at CA Timișoara.[1]
International career edit
Adalbert Steiner played ten games for Romania.[2] He and his brother Rudolf made their debut together in a 3–1 away victory against Turkey in 1926.[2][3][4] Adalbert played two games at the 1929–31 Balkan Cup, a tournament that was won by Romania.[2] He was part of Romania's squad at the 1930 World Cup playing in the first game, a 3–1 victory against Peru in which he got an injury from which he never recovered, ending his career.[2][5][6]
Personal life edit
His father, Karl Steiner was an engineer that was born in Bohemia who settled in Temesvár where he got married and had eight children.[7][8] One of Adalbert's brothers, Rudolf Steiner was also a footballer, they played together at Chinezul Timișoara and Romania's national team.[9]
Honours edit
Chinezul Timișoara
Romania
Notes edit
- ^ Only the statistics for the 1925–26 and 1926–27 Divizia A seasons are available.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Adalbert Steiner at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e "Adalbert Steiner". European Football. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Rudolf Steiner". European Football. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Turkey - Romania 1:3". European Football. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Peru - Romania 1:3". European Football. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Descoperire unică: poveștile și arhiva foto din Uruguay 1930 ale românului care a marcat într-un picior în primul nostru meci la un Mondial" [Unique discovery: the stories and photo archive from Uruguay 1930 of the Romanian who scored with one foot in our first match at a World Cup] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Nostalgii timişorene: Povestea uzinei de gaz din Timişoara, apărută în 1858" [Timisoara nostalgia: The story of the gas plant in Timisoara, built in 1858] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "ÎN AMINTIREA LEGENDELOR: Adalbert Steiner, Chinezul Timișoara" [IN MEMORY OF THE LEGENDS: Adalbert Steiner, Chinezul Timisoara] (in Romanian). Ripensiatimisoara.ro. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Cel mai ghinionist timişorean de la Montevideo. Povestea lui Adalbert Steiner, care nu a jucat decât o repriză la primul campionat mondial de fotbal" [The most unlucky Timisoara resident in Montevideo. The story of Adalbert Steiner, who only played one half at the first world football championship] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Balkan Cup 1929–31". European Football. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
External links edit
- Adalbert Steiner at National-Football-Teams.com
- Adalbert Steiner at WorldFootball.net
- Adalbert Steiner – FIFA competition record (archived)