Bruno Engelmeier

Bruno angel Meier ( born September 5, 1927 in Vienna, Austria; † 2 July 1991) was an Austrian football player and football coach.

Club career

The athletic career of goalie Angel Meier began during the war years at SC Rapid Oberlaa. In 1943 he debuted in the first team after the previous ordinary goalkeeper Josef Hruby moved to Vienna AC. With the favorite Africans he could win the 1944 second-rate 1st class Vienna A, the club but failed in the Promotion play-off on the SK Admira Vienna. In 1945, Angel played Meier few months for the NHI firefighters Vienna, but returned after the war returned to his original club, which was now classified in the highest league. Already in his first top-flight goalie had to allow seven goals of the Wiener Sport - Club and subsequently the Oberlaaer not proven erstligatauglich and finished the season with four points on a relegation place. The young athletic goalie was, however, noticed the bigger clubs and was finally committed in 1946 by the First Vienna FC.

The Döblingern angel Meier immediately had a regular place in the gate where he replaced the already in the tooths former national player Rudolf Raftl. The Vienna could finish the season in third place and was to be found in the following years each in mid-table, before 1952 third place was achieved. After this season, the Blue - Yellow with Kurt Smith undertook a second Toptormann and the following years were marked by a duel to the master position in which replaced the two competitors each first regular basis. Finally, Smith was able to secure the starting place and angels Meier was awarded to FC Vienna in the spring of 1954. Another commitment but failed and angels Meier returned to Dobling, where he came as a substitute in the championship season in 1954/55 to no championship use. After that, Angel Meier could again secure a regular place before re blacksmith came to the greater number of inserts in the season 1957/58. Then Angel Meier left the club and was still three years working for the first Simmering SC, before he ended his active career.

National

Angel Meier made ​​his debut in the national team in September 1949 in a 3-1 victory against Czechoslovakia. Despite good club performances, he was in the team for a long time in the shadow of Rapid keeper Walter Zeman and his team-mate Kurt Schmied, so he returned to a starting place in the national team until 1955, when he became the hero of Wrexham against Wales. In 1956 he played regularly, including in a 1-1 draw against Scotland in Glasgow. With the Football World Cup 1958 Angel Meier was a member of the squad, however, was one of four players who remained on call in Austria, while Smith and Rudolf Szanwald in Sweden were used. His tenth and last game for Austria, he played in November this year in Berlin with a 2-2 draw against Germany.

Coaching career

After the end of his active career Angels Meier pursued a coaching career and led the 1962 FC Philips factory in Vienna the third-class Viennese league. From 1962 to 1964 he was the coach of Vienna, where he initiated a restructuring of the team and in this period reached two eighth places. After that, he was an honorary capacity for the OFB, where he supervised the junior team and acted as a talent finder. In the 1965/66 season, he worked as a coach of his tribe clubs Rapid Oberlaa.

Even as an active player angel Meier was employed as a civil servant in the municipality of Vienna, where he was responsible for the vehicle fleet.

Achievements

  • Soccer goalkeeper ( Austria )
  • Soccer goalkeeper ( First Vienna FC 1894)
  • Soccer goalkeeper ( 1 Simmering SC)
  • Football coach ( Austria )
  • Austrian
  • Born 1927
  • Died in 1991
  • Man
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