Adalbert Steiner Explained

Adalbert Steiner
Birth Date:24 January 1907
Birth Place:Temesvár, Austria-Hungary
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1921–1922
Youthclubs1:Unirea Timișoara
Youthyears2:1922–1924
Youthclubs2:Chinezul Timișoara
Years1:1924–1929
Years2:1929–1930
Clubs1:Chinezul Timișoara
Clubs2:CA Timișoara
Caps1:32
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:1926–1930
Nationalteam1:Romania
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0

Adalbert Steiner II (24 January 1907 – 10 December 1984) was a Romanian football defender.

Club career

His career in club football was spent at Unirea Timișoara between 1921 and 1922, he played at Chinezul Timișoara from 1922 until 1929 where he won three Divizia A titles and he finished his career in 1929–1930 at CA Timișoara.

International career

Adalbert Steiner played ten games for Romania.[1] He and his brother Rudolf made their debut together in a 3–1 away victory against Turkey in 1926.[1] [2] [3] Adalbert played two games at the 1929–31 Balkan Cup, a tournament that was won by Romania.[1] He was part of Romania's squad at the 1930 World Cup playing in the first game, a 3–1 victory against Peru in which he got an injury from which he never recovered, ending his career.[1] [4] [5]

Personal life

His father, Karl Steiner was an engineer that was born in Bohemia who settled in Temesvár where he got married and had eight children.[6] [7] One of Adalbert's brothers, Rudolf Steiner was also a footballer, they played together at Chinezul Timișoara and Romania's national team.[8]

Honours

Chinezul Timișoara

1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27Romania

1929–31[1] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adalbert Steiner. European Football. 22 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Rudolf Steiner. European Football. 22 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Turkey - Romania 1:3. European Football. 20 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Peru - Romania 1:3. European Football. 22 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Descoperire unică: poveștile și arhiva foto din Uruguay 1930 ale românului care a marcat într-un picior în primul nostru meci la un Mondial. Gsp.ro. Romanian . Unique discovery: the stories and photo archive from Uruguay 1930 of the Romanian who scored with one foot in our first match at a World Cup. 31 October 2022 . 31 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Nostalgii timişorene: Povestea uzinei de gaz din Timişoara, apărută în 1858. Adevarul.ro. Romanian . Timisoara nostalgia: The story of the gas plant in Timisoara, built in 1858. 11 April 2013 . 22 May 2020.
  7. Web site: ÎN AMINTIREA LEGENDELOR: Adalbert Steiner, Chinezul Timișoara. Ripensiatimisoara.ro. Romanian . IN MEMORY OF THE LEGENDS: Adalbert Steiner, Chinezul Timisoara. 8 February 2013 . 21 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Cel mai ghinionist timişorean de la Montevideo. Povestea lui Adalbert Steiner, care nu a jucat decât o repriză la primul campionat mondial de fotbal. Pressalert.ro. Romanian . The most unlucky Timisoara resident in Montevideo. The story of Adalbert Steiner, who only played one half at the first world football championship. 24 March 2019 . 22 May 2020.
  9. Web site: Balkan Cup 1929–31 . European Football. 22 May 2020.