Wilhelm Kreuz

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Wilhelm Kreuz
2020 as coach of ASK Bad Vöslau
Personal information
Full name Wilhelm Kreuz
Date of birth (1949-05-29) 29 May 1949 (age 74)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Position(s) 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

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.

Career[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

He played 56 mmatches for Austria and scored 11 goals. He was part of the squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Manager[change | change source]

Willy Kreuz later worked as a coach at several clubs. In 1991 he sensationally won the Austrian Cup with SV Stockerau.