Wilhelm Kreuz

William " Willy " Cross ( * May 29, 1949 in Vienna ) is a retired Austrian football player. The striker was founded in 1971 by Austrian scorer and was in the national team, the reigning world champions Germany beat in the 1978 World Cup in the wonders of Córdoba.

Career

Willy Cross played its first games in the championship for the reigning champions Admira energy in 1966 and soon became one of the treffersichersten striker of the club. For the national team, he made ​​his debut on April 19, 1969 against Cyprus in Nicosia. With one goal in his first three internationals had Willy cross soon a regular place in the team. After he crowned his performance in the southern part with the title of Austrian scorer with 26 goals in 1971, joined the strikers in the Netherlands to Sparta Rotterdam. After two seasons with Sparta finally made ​​the jump to the big city rivals Feyenoord, with whom he was identified in the first two season of Dutch runners-up behind PSV Eindhoven.

With the national team missed Willy cross narrowly qualifying for the 1974 World Cup with a 1-2 defeat in the decider in snowy Gelsenkirchen. In the 1978 World Cup but the striker celebrated great successes with the team that finished in 7th place. In the summer of 1978, Willy went back to the Cross World Cup in Austria and made his career at VÖEST Linz finish, with whom he was still in 1980 Austrian Vice Champion. His farewell to the national team, he was in a 5-1 win against Finland in Linz in June 1981. Later Willy worked as a cross trainer at several clubs, was this sensational win by " small " SV Stockerau 1991 Austrian Cup. Today he runs a tobacconist in Vienna Liesing (Alt - Erlaa ) and is coach of the ASK Bad Vöslau, playing in the first division of Lower Austria.

Achievements

• Participation in the Football World Cup 1978: 7th place
• 56 caps and 10 goals for the Austrian national football team from 1969 to 1981