Karl Stotz

Karl Stotz

Personal information
Full name	Karl Stotz
Date of birth	(1927-03-27) 27 March 1927
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1951	FC Wien
1951–1963	Austria Wien	299	(22)
International career
1950–1962	Austria	42	(1)
Managerial career
1972–1978	Austria Wien
1978–1981	Austria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karl Stotz (born 27 March 1927) is a former Austrian football player from Vienna.

As a young soldier, he fought in the Battle of Stalingrad, was captured in 1944 and only returned home in 1948.

Club career

On his return to his homeland, Stotz played three years for FC Wien before joining Austria Wien in 1951. In his 12 years with the Vienna giants he won 4 league titles and 2 domestic cups.

In 2001 he was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a March 1950 friendly match against Switzerland and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup. He earned 42 caps, scoring one goal. His final international was a September 1962 friendly match against Czechoslovakia.

Retirement

He later went into coaching and managed Austria Wien and the Austria national team whom he led to the 1982 FIFA World Cup but was sacked just before the tournament.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (4):
  • 1953, 1961, 1962, 1963
• Austrian Cup (2):
  • 1960,1962

External links

• Player profile - Austria Wien archive (German)
• Karl Stotz at National-Football-Teams.com