Josef Stroh Explained

Josef Stroh
Birth Date:5 March 1913
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Position:Striker
Years3:1932–1948
Clubs2:Floridsdorfer AC
Nationalyears1:1935–1948
Nationalyears2:1938–1939
Nationalteam2:Germany
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalgoals2:1
Manageryears4:1951–1954
Manageryears5:1955–1959
Manageryears6:1959–1960
Manageryears7:1960–1963
Manageryears8:1964
Manageryears9:1965
Manageryears10:1966
Managerclubs1:SC Wiener Neustadt
Managerclubs7:Wiener Sport-Club

Josef "Pepi" Stroh (5 March 1913 – 7 January 1991) was an Austrian footballer and football manager. He played club football mainly with FK Austria Wien.[1]

International career

He was part of Austria’s team for the 1934 FIFA World Cup[2] but he didn’t play any match.With Austria national football team, he was also part of the squad for the 1948[3] but he didn’t play Austria only match in the tournament, a 3-0 defeat against Sweden men's national football team.

He also played for the Germany national football team.[4] and was part of the German squad for the 1938 FIFA World Cup[5] He played one match, the lost replay against Switzerland, as Germany were knocked out in the first round.

Coaching career

He coached SC Wiener Neustadt, FC Wien, SC Schwechat, Jönköpings Södra IF,[6] Malmö FF, IFK Göteborg, SK Brann,[7] Sandvikens IF[8] and Sportklub.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austria Wien Archiv – Die Online Statistik . Austria-archiv.at .
  2. Web site: 1934 FIFA World Cup Austria's team . FIFA . https://web.archive.org/web/20070921085312/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43934.html . 3 June 2023. 21 September 2007 .
  3. Web site: 1948 Olympic Football Tournament . FIFA . 3 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Austrians in the German National Team . Rsssf.com .
  5. Web site: 1938 FIFA World Cup Germany's squad . FIFA . https://web.archive.org/web/20071018091539/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=5/teams/team=43948.html . 3 June 2023. 18 October 2007 .
  6. http://www.sportdenny.se/historik.html{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  7. Web site: Hjem | Brann . Brann.no . 19 February 2009 . 16 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091116044812/http://www.brann.no/index.php?mapping=298 . dead .
  8. Web site: Tränare genom åren – Sandvikens IF – Fotboll – IdrottOnline Klubb . .idrottonline.se . 12 January 2012 . 6 November 2010 . 22 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220722205645/https://www4.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=128827 . dead .