Josef Adelbrecht

Josef Adelbrecht (10 January 1910 – 1 October 1941) was an Austrian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Adelbrecht started his career with First Vienna in 1928 with whom he won the Mitropa Cup in 1931. In 1934 he moved to play professionally in France only to return after two years to play for Austria Wien and Rapid Wien .

International career

He made his debut for Austria in June 1930 against Hungary and played two more internationals, scoring one goal.

World War II and death

Adelbrecht was drafted into the Wehrmacht in March 1940 and served in the 235th Infantry Regiment. He was killed in the German invasion of Russia at Ivashkovo, 100 km NW of Moscow.

Honours

Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1931, 1933, 1938

Austrian Cup: 1929, 1930

Mitropa Cup: 1931

References

External links

Profile at Austria-Archiv.at

Profile at Rapidarchiv.at

1910 births

1941 deaths

Men's association football forwards

Austrian men's footballers

Austria men's international footballers

Austrian expatriate sportspeople in France

Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

First Vienna FC players

Racing Club de France Football players

Grasshopper Club Zürich players

FK Austria Wien players

SK Rapid Wien players

Austrian Football Bundesliga players

Ligue 1 players

Austrian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland

Footballers from Vienna

German Army personnel killed in World War II