Karl Stoiber
Karl Stoiber (13 September 1907 in Vienna - 12 December 1994 in Stockerau) was an Austrian international football player. He played as forward mainly for SK Admira Wien. He won 7 titels with them. He also played for the Austrian national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 1994 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Stockerau, Austria | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923-1941 | SK Admira Wien | ||
| 1941-1945 | Wiener AC | ||
| 1946 | SK Admira Wien | ||
| 1946 | Austria Jedlsee | ||
| 1946-1947 | SR Donaufeld | ||
| 1947–1951 | SC Shell | ||
| 1948 | Floridsdorfer SC | ||
| 1951 | SC Konsum | ||
| National team | |||
| 1928-1936 | Austria | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Karl Stoiber began his football career in 1923 with SK Admira Wien. He spent the next two decades of his life with this teaam.. As a centre forward, he played a key role in the successes during this time. He worked his way into Admira's starting eleven in 1926/27 and promptly won his first championship. A year later he even won the double. Before his temporary departure from Admira, he and his team won the double two more times.
Following the annexation of Austria by the German Reich on 12 March 1938, and the resulting decline of Admira, Karl Stoiber decided to move to Wiener AC in 1941. He returned to his home club after the war and played his last first-division matches of his football career for them. The center forward spent several more years playing for lower-league clubs in the Floridsdorf area.
International
The striker was only occasionally called up for the national team. In his position he had to compete with Matthias Sindelar and Friedrich Gschweidl. Karl Stoiber made his debut for the national team on 1 April 1928 against Czechoslovakia (0-1). [1] He scored his first goal in Austria's 3-1 victory over Switzerland on 27 October 1929. His last match was on 5 April 1936 versus Hungary (3-5). [2]In total he played 6 matches and scored 2 goals.