Karl Koller
Austrian footballer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Koller (9 February 1929 – 24 January 2009) was an Austrian football player. He is considered one of the best Austrian midfielders. He played during his professional carrer only for First Vienna FC. The national player completed 86 games for the team with 5 goals and took part in two World Cups. He is regarded, behind Ernst Ocwirk and Gerhard Hanappi, as one of the best Austrian midfielders of all time and was rated as one of the best 100 European footballers of the 20th century by the IFFHS. Normally a center midfielder, Koller was capable in both in defense and attack and was well known for technique, strength and powerful shot from distance.
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Full name | Karl Koller | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1929-02-09)9 February 1929 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hölles, Austria | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 January 2009(2009-01-24) (aged 79) | |||||||||||||
Place of death | Baden , Austria | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1943–1945 | ASK Blumau | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1945–1949 | ASK Blumau | 422 | (62) | |||||||||||
1949–1966 | First Vienna FC | 414 | (39) | |||||||||||
Total | 836 | (101) | ||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||
1952–1965 | Austria | 86 | (5) | |||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||
1967 | 1. SC Wiener Neustadt | |||||||||||||
1968 | First Vienna FC | |||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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