Willibald Kirbes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 1902 | ||
| Date of death | 3 February 1990 (aged 87) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1922 | Freiheit 14 | ||
| 1922–1932 | Rapid | 131 | (39) |
| 1932–1938 | FC Libertas Wien | ||
| National team | |||
| 1928 | Austria | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Willibald Kirbes (29 June 1902 – 3 February 1990) was an Austrian footballer.[1][2] He played as a forward for different teams from Vienna, mainly for SK Rapid, and the Austrian national football team.
Career[change | change source]
The winger came to Rapid from the lower-class club Freiheit 14. He played his first games in the highest league in the 1922–23 season, in which the club also became Austrian champions. He had a regular place in the team from 1925 onwards. The team won the 1927 Austrian Cup versus FK Austria Wien, where he scored a goal in the 3-0 win. In the 1928–29 season, Rapid became champion,in the cup final there was a close 2:3 against Vienna, despite a goal from Kirbes. 1932 he finally went to FC Libertas Vienna, which he accompanied through their five first division years.
International[change | change source]
Kirbes made his debut for the Austrian national team on 6 May 1928 in a game against Hungary in Budapest. He scored a goal. The match was the only one he played for the national team.[3]
Honours[change | change source]
- 1 × Mitropacup: 1930
- 1 × Mitropacup runner up: 1928
- 3 × Austrian Champion: 1923, 1929, 1930
- 1 × Austrian Cup: 1927
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "National team stats". austriasoccer.at. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Profile". rapidarchiv.at. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ Profile on ÖFB.at