Wilhelm Kreuz
Wilhelm Kreuz (29 May 1949 in Vienna) is a former Austrian football player and coach. The striker also played for the Austrian national football team.
.jpg) 2020 as coach of ASK Bad Vöslau | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilhelm Kreuz | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1949 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966-1972 | Admira Energie Wien | 147 | (69) |
| 1972-1974 | Sparta Rotterdam | 65 | (22) |
| 1974-1978 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 132 | (57) |
| 1978-1982 | SK VÖEST Linz | 115 | (37) |
| 1982-1983 | SC Eisenstadt | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 462 | (185) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1969-1981 | Austria | 56 | (11) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988 | FC Admira Wacker Mödling (assistance coach) | ||
| 1988-1990 | SK VÖEST Linz | ||
| 1990-1992 | SV Stockerau | ||
| 1995 | VSE St. Pölten | ||
| 1996-1999 | SV Gablitz | ||
| 1999-2001 | SV Stockerau | ||
| 2006 | SV Donau Wien | ||
| 2009-2014 | ASK Bad Vöslau | ||
| 2015 | ASK Klingenbach | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2024 | |||
Career
Willy Kreuz played his first games in the championship for Admira Energie Wien in 1966. He soon became one of the club's best strikers. In 1971 he became top scorer of the league with 26 goals. 1972 he moved to Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands. After two seasons at Sparta, he went to local rival Feyenoord. In the summer of 1978, Willy Kreuz returned to Austria where he went to VÖEST Linz. He ended his career with SC Eisenstadt in 1982/83.
International
He played 56 matches for Austria and scored 11 goals. He was part of the squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Manager
Willy Kreuz later worked as a coach at several clubs. In 1991 he sensationally won the Austrian Cup with SV Stockerau.