Camillo Jerusalem
Camillo Jerusalem (3 April 1914 – 1 August 1979) was an Austrian football player. He played for Austria Wien, for different clubs in France and Servette and Grenchen in Switzerland as forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 1 August 1989 (aged 75) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder/Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1938 | FK Austria Wien | 74 | (40) |
| 1945–1946 | FK Austria Wien | 11 | (7) |
| 1946 | Sochaux | ||
| 1946–1947 | Roubaix-Tourcoing | ||
| 1947–1948 | Colmar | ||
| 1949 | Besançon | ||
| 1949–1951 | Servette | ||
| 1951-1953 | Grenchen | ||
| National team | |||
| 1936–1945 | Austria | 12 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1951–1953 | Grenchen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
At the age of fourteen, Camillo Jerusalem played as a center forward in the first team of the small club Falke. At the age of 16 he went to Landstrasse Amateure in the third league. After six months he went to FK Austria Wien. Camillo Jerusalem won his first title in 1935 when Austria beat WAC 5-1 in the ÖFB Cup final. In the following season, the cup triumph was repeated versus First Vienna FC.
After the annexation of Austria in 1938, he left Austria Wien. He went to FC Sochaux in France. After the end of the war in 1945 Camillo Jerusalem returned to Vienna. He was immediately called by Karl Zankl in the Austrian national team before he had even played a league match for Austria. After six months in Vienna he was called back to FC Sochaux. From 1946 to 1947 he played for CO Roubaix Tourcoing and became French champion. After a year at SR Colmarhe moved to RCFC Besançon in Division 2 in 1949. After a few months he went to Servette FC Genève, where he won the Swiss championship in 1950 . In 1951, Camillo Jerusalem became a player-coach for FC Grenchen, which had been relegated to the second division. He brought the club back to the National League A in the very first season by winning relegation.
International
He debuted for the Austrian national football team on 17 May 1936 in a 2-2 away draw versus Italy. His last match was on 6 December 1945 in a 4-1 win versus France. He played 12 matches and scored 6 goals.[2]
Honours
- 1 × Mitropacup: 1936
- 1 × France champion: 1947
- 1 × Swiss champion: 1950
- 1 × Austrian champion:1937
- 2 × Austrian Cup: 1935, 1936
- 12 matches and 6 goals for theAustrian national football team 1936-1945
References
Other websites
- Austria Wien archive (in German)
- Camillo Jerusalem at National-Football-Teams.com