Josef Brandstetter
Josef Brandstetter (29 December 1890 - 25 March 1945) was an Austrian football player. From 1911 to 1925 he was an important player for SK Rapid and in the national team. He played 234 matches for Rapid and scored 23 goals.[1]
 Josef Brandstetter (right) with Karl Braunsteiner at the 1912 Olympic Games | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 25 March 1945 | ||
| Place of death | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911-1924 | SK Rapid Wien | ||
| 1924 | Wiener AF | ||
| 1925 | SK Rapid Wien | ||
| 1926 | ASV Hertha Wien | ||
| National team | |||
| 1912- 1924 | Austria | 42 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Josef Brandstetter began his football career together with his younger brother Fritz with SK Rapid Wien in 1908. He was part of the team that won the first Austrian football championship in 1911/12. He won a total of eight title in Hütteldorf before a crisis at the club in 1924 drove him to local rivals Wiener AF. After the differences with the club's management had been solved, Brandstetter returned to Rapid . At the end of his career Brandstetter moved to ASV Hertha Vienna at the end of 1925 or beginning of 1926.
International
Josef Brandstetter was a regular player for the national team for twelve years. He made his debut at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. The center half scored his only two goals in the national team in a 2-0 victory over Italy on 15 June 1913.
Manager
Around the beginning of November 1926 he became a trainer at the Yugoslavian champions Građanski Zagreb. Good results against international opponents and Viennese clubs were reported. After differences over his salary - he wanted to earn as much as his predecessor - they parted ways. In February 1927 he took over the coaching position at the Wiener Sport-Club before looking after VfL Neckarau for two years from 1928. In 1933 he looked after the first team of FC Hard.
Death
Seppl Brandstetter died of pneumonia in a Viennese hospital in the last weeks of the Second World War.
Honours
- 8 × Austrian champion: 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923
- 2 × Austrian Cup: 1919, 1920