Ernst Sabeditsch

Ernst Sabeditsch (6 May 1920 – 30 June 1986) was an Austrian football player. He played mainly for First Vienna FC. He also played for the Austrian national football team. During the occupation of Austria by Nazi-Germany he played also one match for Germany.

Ernst Sabeditsch

Personal information
Full name	Ernst Sabeditsch
Date of birth	(1920-05-06)6 May 1920
Date of death	30 June 1986
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938-1949 1943 1952	First Vienna FC LSV Mölders Krakau SC Wacker Wien
National team
1939	Germany	1	(0)
1945–1947	Austria	7	(0)
Teams managed
1953-1955 1956-1957	LASK FC Schaffhausen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

With the annexation of Austria he was used for First Vienna FC in the Gauliga Ostmark. He and his team won the regional championship three times in a row from 1942 to 1944. Also in the German competitions they were sucessful. In 1942 he came second in the German championship with the Vienna and won the Tschammerpokal (Cup competition) in 1943 against LSV Hamburg.

As a soldier, he and his unit were transferred to the General Government in the fall of 1943. As a guest player during the war, he was active for LSV Mölders Krakow.

After the war Sabeditsch failed in the Cup-final on 20 June 1946, losing 2-1 to SK Rapid Vienna. His playing career came to a premature end after a ban for trading raw opium in divided post-war Vienna in 1949. He was pardoned in 1952 and played then ten league games for SC Wacker Wien.

International

Sabeditsch played 7 matches for the Austrian national football team. His first match was on 6 December 1945 versus France. His last match was on 5 October 1947 versus Czechoslowakia.

Manager

He worked as a coach at Linzer ASK from 1953 to 1955 and at the Swiss A national league team FC Schaffhausen in the 1956/57 season