Leopold Barschandt

Leopold Barschandt (* August 12, 1925; † 5 October 2000) was an Austrian football player at the position of a defender or midfielder. He participated with the Austrian national football team at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, where he placed 3rd with the team. With his original club Wiener Sport - Club, he could in the late 1950s, the national championship dominate.

Career

Barschandt Leopold began his career as a football player at Helfort before he came to the Wiener Sport - Club on the SC gas station after thorns Bach. With the WSC Leopold Barschandt even rose in 1952 in the short term to the second division from, but managed its chances of promotion and was two years later with the mandrel Bachern been runner-up. His first two assignments in the Austrian national football team he came in may 1954 a month before the World Cup in Switzerland. 2-0 over Wales or 5-0 over Norway Leopold Barschandt proven, however, as a left defender alongside Ernst Happel and Gerhard Hanappi, so he already had his place at the World Championships.

At the World Championships Austria came to the semifinals, but where you eliminated against Germany. The small final for third place was won against the hitherto reigning world champions Uruguay. Leopold Barschandt played in all matches up to the semi-final against Germany. He remained until the 1958 World Cup in the root formation of the national team and this also accompanied to the World Cup in Sweden. There, however, he came to no longer use. Meanwhile, Leopold was Barschandt captain of the sports clubs become and won his first national title.

The Dornbacher remained from December 1957 to September 1959 scarce two years unbeaten in the league (41 games) and was twice champion in time. Also in the European Cup of Champions Leopold Barschandt was successful with his team. He came twice to the quarter finals of the competition and turned on the way there, among others, the Italian champions Juventus 7-0 from. In 1960, he finished his career in sports club and trailed off selbige at SV nitrogen Linz.

Stations

  • SPC Helfort Vienna
  • SC gas plant in Vienna (1948-1950)
  • Wiener Sport - Club (1950-1960)
  • SV nitrogen Linz (1960-1963)

Achievements

  • 2 x quarter-finals of the European Cup of the national champion: 1959, 1960
  • 2 × Austrian Champion: 1958, 1959
  • 2 × Austrian Vice Champion: 1955, 1960
  • Participation World Cup 1954: 3rd place
  • 23 ( 1) caps for the Austrian national football team from 1954 to 1960
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