Paul Halla

Paul Halla (10 April 1931 – 6 December 2005) was an Austrian footballer.

Paul Halla

Personal information
Full name	Paul Halla
Date of birth	(1931-04-10)10 April 1931
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Date of death	6 December 2005(2005-12-06) (aged 74)
Place of death	Vienna, Austria
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1951	Sturm Graz
1951–1953	Grazer AK	47	(24)
1953–1965	Rapid Wien	289	(39)
1965–1967	Helfort
International career
1952–1965	Austria	34	(2)
Medal record Representing  Austria FIFA World Cup 1954 Switzerland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Austria national football team in 1958 with the following players – from left to right, standing; Walter Horak, Ernst Happel, Karl Koller, Alfred Körner, Paul Halla, Walter Schleger; crouched: Helmut Senekowitsch, Gerhard Hanappi, Rudolf Szanwald, Franz Swoboda and Johann Buzek.

Club career

He played for SK Sturm Graz, Grazer AK and SK Rapid Wien (1953–1965). He skippered Rapid in his final season there.

International career

He earned 34 caps and scored 2 goals for the Austria national football team from 1954 to 1965, and participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Death

He died in a Vienna hospital in December 2005 after stomach surgery.^[1][2]

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (5):
  • 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1964
• Austrian Cup (1):
  • 1961