Josef Stroh

Josef "Pepi" Stroh (5 March 1913 in vienna, Austria-Hungary – 7 January 1991 in Vienna) was an Austrian football midfielder and football manager. He played club football mainly with FK Austria Wien.[1]

Josef Stroh
Personal information
Date of birth(1913-03-05)5 March 1913
Place of birthVienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death7 January 1991(1991-01-07) (aged 77)
Place of deathVienna, Austria
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Floridsdorfer SC
Floridsdorfer AC
1932–1948FK Austria Wien
National team
1935–1948Austria17(4)
1938–1939Germany4(1)
Teams managed
SC Wiener Neustadt
FC Wien
SC Schwechat
1951–1954Jönköpings Södra IF
1955–1959Malmö FF
1959–1960IFK Göteborg
1960–1963Wiener Sport-Club
1964SK Brann
1965Jönköpings Södra IF
1966Sandvikens IF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He started his career with Floridsdorfer SC. At the age of 17 he moved to Floridsdorfer AC. He debuted on 5 October 1930 and had two other caps in this season. After the first half of the 1932/33 season he moved to FK Austria Vienna in January 1933. Stroh won his first title with the violets in his debut year by winning the ÖFB Cup. He won twice the Mitropapokal in 1933 against Inter Milan and in 1936 against Sparta Prague.

During the National Socialist period Josef Stroh also made four appearances in the German national team . He also took part in the 1938 World Cup in France. In this time he played temporary work as a guest player at Arminia Hannover. After the end of the Second World War, he made seven more appearances for Austria. He ended his playing career by winning the championship at the end of the 1948/49 season. For Austria Wien he played 200 matches and scored 94 goals.

International career

He was part of Austria’s team for the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[2] There he didn’t play any match. With Austria national football team, he was also part of the squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics[3] but he didn’t play.

He also played for the Germany national football team.[4] and was part of the German squad for the 1938 FIFA World Cup[5] He played one match, the lost replay against Switzerland, as Germany were knocked out in the first round.

International statistics

[6]

Austria
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 1935 1 0
1936 2 0
1937 7 3
1946 1 0
1948 6 1
Total 17 4
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stroh goal.
List of international goals scored by Josef Stroh
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 January 1937 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  France 1-0 2-1 Friendly match
2 21 March 1937 Prater Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Italy 2-0 2-0 Svehla-Cup
3 10 October 1937 Prater Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Hungary 1-1 1-2 Svehla-Cup
4 31 October 1948 Tehelne Pole, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia 1-1 1-3 Gerö-Cup
Germany
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 1938 3 1
1939 1 0
Total 4 1
List of international goals scored by Josef Stroh
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 September 1938 Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 2-0 4-1 Friendly match

Coaching career

He coached SC Wiener Neustadt, FC Wien, SC Schwechat, Jönköpings Södra IF,[7] Malmö FF, IFK Göteborg, SK Brann,[8] Sandvikens IF[9] and Wiener Sport-Club.

Honours

References