Rudolf Pichler

Rudolf Pichler ( born September 20, 1930; † 25 July 2011) was an Austrian football player. The striker was national player and 1953 with the Vienna Austria Austrian champion.

Career

Rudolf Pichler began his football career in the second division, ASC Leobersdorf. 1950 made ​​the jump to the A - League 1 SC Wiener Neustadt, where he has been lured away after a half season of Austria Vienna. In the heavy storm of Austria with Ernst Melchior, Fritz Kominek, Adolf Huber, Ernst Stojaspal and Luke Aurednik he usually had to resort to different positions, but came in the semi-finals of the Copa Rio in 1952 to three inserts. Subsequently, he managed to establish itself as a regular force and shot in the master year 1952/53, 21 league goals in as many inserts. In the following season 1953/54, he contributed 16 goals for runner-up.

The disposal of Aurednik, Kominek, Stojaspal and Melchior to France, the storm of Austria had changed permanently, making the club fell back slightly. However, Rudolf Pichler could ultimately make the jump in 1955 in the Austrian national team. His debut was, however, very bad: Hungary against one lost in Budapest with 1:6 after Rudolf Pichler was still caught to the sale of contraband, it sat by the OFB a lock until the summer of 1956.

After his return to the team he was a regular only in parts again. At times, Rudolf Sabetzer it was brought forward, where he came to the retirement of Adolf Huber again as a center forward for use. But here he had to alternate with Leopold Baumgartner. Ultimately, Rudolf Pichler decided at the end of 1958 to return Go to the first SC Wiener Neustadt in the B league; there he scored 1959, the blue-white with his longtime storm colleagues Adolf Huber as a coach as top scorer with 28 goals in the A- League.

After climbing to the WNSC Rudolf Pichler came even to make a comeback in the national team. In the quarter- finals of the European Championship in 1960 at 2:5 against France he also achieved a goal. In Wiener Neustadt he came 1960/61, again on 20 league goals, a year later, still follows the descent into the Regional League East. The striker went on to SV Austria Salzburg, but could not 1962/63 provide for the league there. It was followed by a transfer to FC Stadlau in the Regional League East after Rudolf Pichler had achieved in just 200 games in the A- League 126 goals.

Rudolf Pichler died on 25 July 2011 at the age of 80 years.

Achievements

  • Participation Championship 1960: quarter-finals
  • 3 games and 1 goal for the Austrian national football team from 1955 to 1960
July 25 Copa Rio (international tournament)
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