Karl Koller (footballer)

Karl Koller (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Karl Koller


fullname = Karl Koller
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1929|2|8
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1949-1966
clubs = First Vienna
caps(goals) = 836 (101)
nationalyears = 1952-1965
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 086 00(5)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate = 26 July 2008
ntupdate = 26 July 2008

Karl Koller (born 8 February, 1929) is a former Austrian football player.

Club career

Koller played most of his career for First Vienna FC (1949-1966). He is regarded, behind Ernst Ocwirk, 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. [ [http://www.iffhs.de/?b40f8ca85bd0e027e8f05f4cb05fe4a41314a433ccd40385fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb8a3f0e03790c443e0f4039040f Europe's best Player of the Century] - IFFHS]

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a March 1952 friendly match against Belgium and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, where they reached 3rd place and 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal in a match against England.

He earned 86 caps, scoring 5 goals, which still makes him Austria's fourth most capped player of all time. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF] His last international was a September 1965 World Cup qualification match against Hungary.

Honours

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
** 1955
*Austrian Cup (1):
** 1961

External links

* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=927 Austria Wien archive]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22546 Career stats] - National Football Teams

References


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