Ladislaus Kurpiel

Ladislaus Kurpiel ( born November 13, 1883 in Prague, Austria - Hungary, † June 1930 in Prague, Czechoslovakia ) was an Austrian football player.

The Boehme was in his time as one of the best center-half of the Austro -Hungarian Empire, was the DFC Prague 1903 German Vice Champion in 1912 and reached with the Austrian team to fifth place in the Olympics.

Career

Kurpiel began in 1896 as a thirteen- year-old with the association-moderate football game at DFC Germania Prague and soon moved on to the newly formed city rivals DFC Prague. The blue-white he came as a teenager on the first missions in the first team and grew over the years into one of the best " Central and Centrehalves " the entire monarchy. In addition, he was regarded as extremely versatile and prudent coverage players. Known and feared he was known for his powerful long shots that were often untenable for the opposing goalkeeper.

His biggest success at club level, he celebrated in 1903 with the surprising collection of the Prague team in the final of the German Cup, but lost the Bohemia with 2:7 against VfB Leipzig. Up to end of his career, he played almost exclusively for the DTC, with whom he celebrated many successes in friendlies against domestic and foreign top clubs. Only in the 1903/ 04 season, he worked for the Vienna Cricket and Football Club, with whom he reached the final of the Challenge Cup.

In the Austrian national Kurpiel debuted on June 7, 1906 in a 3-2 over Germany in Vienna. After his second outing against Hungary in 1908, he had to wait for his next international match until 7 May 1911. At that time he was the age of 28 already the oldest player of the DFC and had his sporting zenith somewhat exceeded loud contemporary newspaper reports. As a substitute for the injured Alois Kwitek come into the team, he offered jointly with his club colleague Merz 3-1 over arch-rivals Hungary a brilliant performance and so came to a further use in " leg " in Budapest in November of the same year.

Because of his skills and his routine he became one Fixposten in the Austrian team for the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Austria traveled all about the as the clear favorite. Since he occasionally very convincing helped out as back in the DFC Prague, team coach Jimmy Hogan introduced him after the failure of Felix Tekusch during the tournament for the first time in the national team in the defense. Contrary to general expectations, he pointed to this position, but some uncertainty Heitern and was not the hoped-for support of his team. Kurpiel came in all three scoring the Olympic tournament games for use and also completed nor the encounter with Italy in the unofficial consolation round. With this game on July 3, 1912, which after a 5-1 victory brought the Austrians also winning the consolation round, Ladislaus Kurpiel celebrated his farewell to the national team.

Achievements

• Participation at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 ( 5th place)
• 8 caps for the Austrian national football team from 1908 to 1912

• National football team ( Austria )
• Austrian
• Olympian ( Austria )
• Born in 1883
• Died in 1930
• Man