Josef Smistik

Josef " Pepi " Smistik (* November 28, 1905, † 28 November 1985) was an Austrian football player. Alternating with the Vienna- Leopold Hofmann player he played as a center half in the legendary Dream Team. With his original club Rapid Pepi Smistik could also win in the finals the Mitropa Cup in 1930 and three times Austrian champion at the third attempt.

Career

Rise at Rapid for Mitropacupsieger

Pepi Smistik began his career at that time unterklassigen Viennese suburbs FC Stadlau, where he played with his brother Franz Smistik. This was it, the eyes Rapids moved to in 1926 and was eventually brought in as replacement for winger Charles Wondrak, which in turn ended his career. Pepi Smistik followed his brother to Hütteldorf, where he was a regular player as a center-half after a few weeks. This position had held until then Josef Brandstätter, the crowd had just ceded. Pepi Smistik understood it seamlessly to the combative game Brandstätters to tie, refined it with his technical skills and great play list, which was particularly evident in his famous Long passports.

In his first season Pepi Smistik won the OFB Cup and reached the final of the Mitropapokals, the forerunner of the European Cup. The center-half was subject, however, clear with the Rapid Eleven of the Sparta Prague in two games with a total of 7-3 hits. Also in the next season in 1928, the young players reached the final of the Mitropapokals, but this time the Hungarians Ferencvárosi FC was beaten. Pepi Smistik came after a poor first leg result of 1:7 in Budapest in leg no longer used. The first two championship wins, however, he scored in 1929 and 1930. Subsequently managed the Green-Whites, but times move into the Mitropacupfinale and how 1927 was the final opponent Sparta Prague. In the first leg Hütteldorfer in Prague could win 2-0. In Vienna, they fought for a 2:3, which was enough for overall victory in the final. Pepi Smistik had a large share in the triumph of the Rapid, with the intermediate 2:2 he saw a header from Kirbes Corner for the preliminary decision on the Hohenwarte.

Wonder Team player and Ocwirk - discoverer

Pepi Smistik had already made its debut on May 6, 1928 in a 3-0 victory over Yugoslavia in the Austrian national team and was considered at the time of the miracle team as long veteran. In this era of center half played, among others, in the 5-0 victory over the Scots on the European mainland were unbeaten to date. In addition, the state of the newly crowned 1931 Rapid captain in a 6-0 victory over Germany in Berlin, the rematch in Vienna, which he won with the team a 5-0 victory, as the legendary game against England on course. Towards the end of the era he came in a 6-1 over Belgium and 4-0 over France for use. The 1-2 defeat against Czechoslovakia is regarded as the end of the miracle team - Pepi Smistik achieved at least the only Austrian hits.

Until the World Cup 1934 Pepi Smistik remained in all games with the national team then undefeated. In Italy at the World Cup but we had to concede defeat to the host after a dubious refereeing in the semifinals. Pepi Smistik subsequently completed only a few games for the team until 1936. Already one year after leaving the national team left the Rapid captain and his club, moved back to his youth club FC Stadlau and worked until 1945, yet the FAC and in Krems the Kremser SC as player-coach. In Stadlau, he worked on the young striker Ernst Ocwirk, which he successfully submitted his skills as a center half - Ocwirk was later on that position twice the captain of the world selection.

A trainer and the time after football

After the Second World War, the runners moved to the pure Trainermetier and led, among others, the Swiss club FC Schaffhausen (1952-1955) in the highest league. Also in the Austrian A- League Pepi Smistik worked again: Austria Vienna, he supervised in season 1958/59 as section leader. His main job, however, was the driver of the liqueur company " Wolfrum ". Towards the end of his life suffered from the former Dream Team players from Parkinson 's disease, at his 80th birthday, he died in the Lainz hospital following a stroke. Smistik was buried in the cemetery Stadlauer.

Achievements

3 x Austrian Champion: 1929, 1930, 1935
1 x Austrian Cup winner: 1927

Participation World Cup 1934: Semi-finals
39 caps and 2 goals for the Austrian national football team from 1928 to 1936

Association Captain: Hugo Meisl Coach: Jimmy Hogan

National football team ( Austria )
Football Player (SK Rapid Wien )
Austrian
Born 1905
Died in 1985
Man

Wunderteam 1930 Mitropa Cup Willibald Kirbes Hohe Warte, Vienna Leopold Drucker Johann Luef

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