Ernst Ocwirk

Ernst " Ossi " Ocwirk ( born March 7, 1926 in Vienna, † 23 January 1980 in Klein-Pöchlarn ) was an Austrian football player and football coach.

The trained pattern maker Ocwirk was one of the greatest Austrian footballers in the postwar period. He was captain of the World XI and was known in his time as the best central midfielders in the world. Its strengths were the elegant ball control, the heading ability and wide passes.

  • 5.1 Players
  • 5.2 Coaches

Career

Ernst Ocwirk began his career as a football player at FC Stadlau 1938 and later came to Floridsdorfer AC. There, the former worked wonders team strategist Pepi Smistik who recognized Ernst Ocwirks talent. He put the center forward to the position of the center runner, as he had himself once played. Smistik tried to bring the young Ocwirk to his former club Rapid. The archrival Austria attacked but to faster and funded as release new rows of seats and changing rooms for the FAC Stadium.

In Vienna Austria Ernst Ocwirk soon became one of the major players, led " the violets " to five champions and three Cupsiegertiteln. Even with the national team, he was able to celebrate their successes. Just a decade he was a regular player on the team - highlight was the third place in the World Cup 1954 1956 Ernst Ocwirk left Austria Vienna to switch the first Austrian professional football player to Italy Sampdoria. .

After ending his playing career Ernst Ocwirk was first coach of Sampdoria and later led his harsh training methods and a strict management team even at the Vienna Austria a. There he could win as coach two masters and a Cuptitel. 1970 Ocwirk went to Germany for the first FC Cologne, with which he could reach the finals of the DFB Cup. There, but his team was defeated by Bayern Munich. He then continued his career at Admira Wacker until it was abruptly ended. In a championship game against DSV Alpine he ran onto the field and tore a hamstring while. Following the operation, then made ​​occurred paralysis, which captured the entire body slowly. Ernst Ocwirk, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, died at the age of 53 years on January 23, 1980, exactly 41 years after the death of Matthias Sindelar Austria legend.

Honors

Ernst Ocwirk is in an honorary dedicated grave in Vienna's Central Cemetery (Group 40, Number 136) buried. He was appointed to posthumously among other things, in the Austria- Eleven of the century and in the Austria - Eleven of the century. During his lifetime, he was appointed Captain of the World XI in 1953 and 1955, and among other things, the French newspaper France Football "Best soccer player in the world" ( 1952). In the 21st district of Vienna, the Ocwirkgasse is named after him since 1982.

Private

Ernst Ocwirk was married to Martha Ocwirk handball, which was in 1949 with the Austrian national vice-world champion in Hungary.

Stations

Player

  • FC Stadlau
  • Floridsdorfer AC
  • FK Austria Wien (1947-1956)
  • Sampdoria Genoa (1956-1961)
  • FK Austria Wien (1961 /62)

Coach

  • Sampdoria Genoa (1962-1965)
  • FK Austria Wien (1965-1970)
  • 1 FC Köln (1970 /71) ( cup final 1971)
  • FC Admira Wacker (1971-1973)

Achievements

Player

  • 5 x Austrian Champion: 1949, 1950, 1953, 1962, 1963
  • 3 x Austrian Cup winner: 1948, 1949, 1962
  • Participation World Cup 1954: 3rd place
  • 62 caps and 6 goals for the Austrian national football team from 1945 to 1962
  • Austrian Sportsman of the Year: 1951

Coach

  • 2 x Austrian Champion: 1969, 1970
  • 1 x Austrian Cup winner: 1967
  • 1 x German Cup finalist: 1971
Wunderteam Josef Smistik
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