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Josef Adelbrecht

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Josef Adelbrecht
Personal information
Date of birth (1910-01-10)10 January 1910
Date of death 1 October 1941(1941-10-01) (aged 31)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1934 First Vienna
1934–1935 RCF Paris
1935 Grasshopper Club Zürich
1936–1937 Austria Wien
1937–1938 Rapid Wien 5 (3)
1938 SC Austro Fiat Wien
1939 SC Red Star Wien
1941 Floridsdorfer AC
International career
1930–1933 Austria 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josef Adelbrecht (10 January 1910 – 1 October 1941) was an Austrian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

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Adelbrecht started his career with First Vienna in 1928 with whom he won the Mitropa Cup in 1931. In 1934 he moved to play professionally in France only to return after two years to play for Austria Wien and Rapid Wien .

International career

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He made his debut for Austria in June 1930 against Hungary and played two more internationals, scoring one goal.

World War II and death

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Adelbrecht was drafted into the Wehrmacht in March 1940 and served in the 235th Infantry Regiment. He was killed in the German invasion of Russia at Ivashkovo, 100 km NW of Moscow. [1]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Bernhard Hachleitner, Matthias Marschik, Rudolf Müllner, Johann Skocek:A football club from Vienna. The FK Austria under National Socialism 1938-1945, Böhlau Verlag, Vienna-Cologne-Weimar 2019, pp. 278-279.
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