Josef Adelbrecht (10 January 1910 – 1 October 1941) was an Austrian footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 1910 | ||
| Date of death | 1 October 1941 (aged 31) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1934 | First Vienna | ||
| 1934–1935 | RCF Paris | ||
| 1935 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
| 1936–1937 | Austria Wien | ||
| 1937–1938 | Rapid Wien | 5 | (3) |
| 1938 | SC Austro Fiat Wien | ||
| 1939 | SC Red Star Wien | ||
| 1941 | Floridsdorfer AC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1930–1933 | Austria | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Adelbrecht started his career with First Vienna in 1928 with whom he won the Mitropa Cup in 1931. In 1934 he moved to play professionally in France only to return after two years to play for Austria Wien and Rapid Wien .
International career edit
He made his debut for Austria in June 1930 against Hungary and played two more internationals, scoring one goal.
World War II and death edit
Adelbrecht was drafted into the Wehrmacht in March 1940 and served in the 235th Infantry Regiment. He was killed in the German invasion of Russia at Ivashkovo, 100 km NW of Moscow. [1]
Honours edit
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1931, 1933, 1938
- Austrian Cup: 1929, 1930
- Mitropa Cup: 1931
References edit
- ^ Bernhard Hachleitner, Matthias Marschik, Rudolf Müllner, Johann Skocek:A football club from Vienna. The FK Austria under National Socialism 1938-1945, Böhlau Verlag, Vienna-Cologne-Weimar 2019, pp. 278-279.
External links edit
- Josef Adelbrecht at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Austria-Archiv.at (in German)
- Profile at Rapidarchiv.at (in German)
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