Fritz Cejka
Friedrich Cejka ( 3 July 1928 in Korneuburg - 26 November 2020 [2]) was an Austrian football player. He played as forward. With a total of 247 goals in the top Austrian league, the striker is in fifth place on the all-time Bundesliga top scorers list. In the 1959-60 season he was top scorer of the league with 28 goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Friedrich Cejka | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Korneuburg, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 26 November 2020 (aged 92) | ||
| Playing position | Forward (retiered) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1943-1947 | ASC Marathon Korneuburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947-1959 | SK Admira Wien | ||
| 1959-1960 | Wiener AC | ||
| 1960-1962 | Wiener AF | ||
| 1962-1963 | Wiener AC | ||
| 1963-1964 | SV Kapfenberg | ||
| 1964-1966 | First Vienna FC | ||
| Total | ̩437 | (247[1]) | |
| National team | |||
| 1952 | Austria | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Fritz Cejka started his career at his hometown club ASC Marathon Korneuburg in 1943. 1947 he moved to Admira Wien. There he stayed 12 years. In 1959 he moved to Wiener AC . In the 1959- 60 season he became top scorer with 28 goals in 26 matches. At the end of his career, he played for Kapfenberger SV. Fritz Cejka then spent two more seasons in the highest league with Vienna before finally ending his professional career in 1966 at the age of 39.
International
On 21 September 1952 he played his only match for the Austrian national football team versus Yugoslavia and scored one goal. [3]