Franz Weselik
Franz Weselik (20 April 1903 – 15 March 1962) was a former Austrian football player and coach. He played as forward mainly for SK Rapid Wien. He also played for the Austrian national football team.
 Franz Weselik in 1932 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 April 1903 | ||
| Date of death | 15 March 1962 (aged 58) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1923 | Blue Star Wien | ||
| 1923–1934 | SK Rapid Wien | 175 | (160) |
| 1934–1937 | FC Mulhouse | 60 | (36) |
| 1937–1938 | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
| 1938 | SC Red Star Wien | ||
| National team | |||
| 1928–1933 | Austria | 11 | (13) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1934–1935 | FC Mulhouse | ||
| 1937–1938 | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Weselik began his career in 1919 at Blue Star Wien and joined SK Rapid Wien in 1923. In 1927 he celebrated his first major success with the team by winning the Vienna Cup. In 1929 and 1930 he won the Austrian championship title with Rapid and won the Mitropacup. The year 1930 was the most successful for the striker. He scored 24 goals in 20 championship games and was Austria's top scorer.
In 1934 Weselik signed a contract as a player-coach at FC Mulhouse. Franz Weselik was the third-best league goalscorer of the 1934/35 season with 24 goals. The team finished 6th. After two years he went to Jönköping for a season as coach. In 1938 he returned to Austria. He played for SC Red Star Vienna and then ended his active career.
Weselik was member of the NSDAP. He applied for membership in the NSDAP on February 10, 1940 and was admitted on January 1, 1941 (membership number 8,471,374).[1]
International career
He made his debut for Austria on 6 May 1928 against Hungary and scored 3 goals in the away match. He earned 11 caps, scoring 13 goals.[2] His final international was an April 1933 match, also against Hungary.
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
- 1929, 1930
- Austrian Cup (1):
- 1927
- Mitropa Cup (1):
- 1930
References
- ↑ Jakob Rosenberger, Georg Spitaler: Grün-Weiss unterm Hakenkreuz. Der Sportklub Rapid im Nationalsozialismus. Dokumentationsarchiv des Österreichischen Widerstandes, Wien 2011, S. 299.
- ↑ Appearances for Austrian National Team - RSSSF
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
External links
- Rapid stats - Rapid Archive
- Franz Weselik at National-Football-Teams.com
- Franz Weselik at WorldFootball.net