Johann Horvath

Hans Horvath

Personal information
Full name	Johann Horvath
Date of birth	(1903-05-20)20 May 1903
Place of birth	Austria-Hungary
Date of death	30 July 1968(1968-07-30) (aged 65)
Position(s)	Inside-Left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1920–1927	1. Simmeringer SC	117	(51)
1927–1930	SK Rapid Wien	44	(24)
1930–1933	SC Wacker Wien	51	(11)
1933–1935	FC Wien	27	(12)
1935–1940	1. Simmeringer SC
Total		239	(98)
National team
1924–1934	Austria	46	(29)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Johann Horvarth drawn by Max Leuthe around 1925

Johann Horvath (20 May 1903 – 30 July 1968) was an Austrian footballer. He played as forward for teams from Vienna and the Austrian national football team.

Club career

He played for several club teams in Vienna. He spent most seasons with 1. Simmeringer SC where he also started his career. Horvath also played for Rapid Wien with whom he reached and lost the Mitropa Cup final in 1927 and again in 1928.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a January 1924 friendly match against Germany in which he also scored his first international goal and was a player at the 1934 FIFA World Cup In the tournament he scored 2 goals and the team claimed 4th place. He played 46 matches and scored 29 goals for the team. His last international was an October 1934 friendly match against Hungary.

Manager career

As a coach he worked for 1. Wiener Neustädter SC, which he led to the highest league in 1950 and at SC Ortmann.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
  • 1929, 1930
• Austrian Cup (1):
  • 1929
• Mitropa Cup:
  • Runner-up 1927, 1928
• 1934 FIFA World Cup:
  • Semifinals

Other websites

• Rapid stats - Rapid Archive
• Johann Horvath at National-Football-Teams.com