Adolf Huber
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 March 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Date of death | February 1994 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SK Rapid Wien | |||
| SV Straßenbahn Wien | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939 - 1943 | FK Austria Wien | ||
| 1943-1945 | LSV Markersdorf | ||
| 1945-1957 | FK Austria Wien | ||
| National team | |||
| 1935–1948 | Austria | 13 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1959-1962 | SC Wiener Neustadt | ||
| 1962-1968 | FC Wien | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Adolf Huber (5 March 1923 - February 1994) was an Austrian football player. He won the Austrian championship three times with FK Austria Wien. He is, with 151 goals, the clubs` third-best league scorer till today. He also played for the Austrian national football team.
Career[change | change source]
Huber started in the Rapid youth team and Straßenbaahn Wien. On 23 January 1939, the day of Sindelar's death, he came to FK Austria Wien. His debut in the Austria team was successful on 26 July 1941 with seven goals in a friendly match against Helfort. He was drafted into the Wehrmacht in April 1942 and was initially stationed in Klagenfurt and from September 1942 on at the front in northeastern Europe. He played regularly for Austria from July 1941 to April 1942. From 1943 onwards he played in individual games again, but only until autumn. Then he moved to LSV Markersdorf.[1]
After the liberation from National Socialism, Austria Wien formed a successful attack formation with Ernst Stojaspal, Ernst Melchior, Lukas Aurednik, Fritz Kominek and Adolf Huber. The Austrian championship was won in 1949, 1950 and 1953 and the ÖFB Cup was won twice .
After Dolfi Huber had rarly played in 1946/47 and 1948/49 due to injury, his career seemed to be over again in 1954. He ultimately retired from football in 1957.
International[change | change source]
Huber played 13 matches for the Austrian national football team. He scored 10 goals. His first match was on 22 May 1949 versus Italy. His last one was on 25 March 1953 versus Ireland.[2]
Manager[change | change source]
Huber managed 1. Wiener Neustädter SC, where he won the B league as coach in 1958/59 and was promoted to the A league with the club for the first time. In 1962 he took over FC Wien which he looked after for six years and led it back into the then second division, the Regionalliga East. Following FC Wien he returned to Austria Wien. He was active there in youth work.
Honours[change | change source]
- 3 × Austrian champion: 1949, 1950, 1953
- 2 × Austrian Cup: 1948, 1949
- 1 × Österreichischer Zweitligameister: 1959 (manager)
- 13 matches and 10 goals for the Austrian national football team
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Bernhard Hachleitner, Matthias Marschik, Rudolf Müllner, Johann Skocek: Ein Fußballverein aus Wien. Der FK Austria im Nationalsozialismus 1938–1945. Böhlau Verlag. Wien-Köln-Weimar 2019, S. 283.
- ↑ ÖFB Players profile