Alfred Körner facts for kids
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| Full name | Alfred Körner | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1926 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 January 2020 (aged 93) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||
| 1942–1959 | Rapid Wien | 286 | (157) | ||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | Admira Wien | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Admira Energie | ||||||||||||
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| 1946–1958 | Austria | 47 | (14) | ||||||||||
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| 1964–1967 | First Vienna | ||||||||||||
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Alfred Körner (born February 14, 1926 – died January 23, 2020) was a famous Austrian football player. He was known for being a great striker, which is a player who scores goals. Alfred also had an older brother, Robert Körner, who was also a well-known international football player.
Alfred Körner was born in Vienna, Austria. He had a very successful career playing football for many years.
Playing for Rapid Wien
Alfred Körner played for Rapid Wien, one of Austria's biggest football clubs, for a long time. He joined the club in the mid-1940s and stayed until 1959. During his time with Rapid Wien, he helped the team win the Austrian league championship seven times! He also won the Austrian Cup once and the Zentropa Cup (an international club competition) once. He played in 286 games for Rapid Wien and scored 157 goals, which is a lot!
Playing for Austria
Alfred Körner also played for the Austrian national team. He represented his country from 1946 to 1958. He played in 47 matches for Austria and scored 14 goals.
He was part of the Austrian team in two big international tournaments:
- The 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland. Austria did very well in this tournament, finishing in third place! This was a huge achievement for the team.
- The 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.
Alfred Körner passed away on January 23, 2020, in Vienna. He was 93 years old.
Honours
Alfred Körner won many awards and titles during his football career:
- Rapid Wien
- Austrian Bundesliga: This is the top football league in Austria. Rapid Wien won it in 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, and 1957.
- Austrian Cup: This is a knockout cup competition in Austria, won in 1946.
- Zentropa Cup: This was an international club competition, won in 1951.
- Austria national team
- FIFA World Cup: Third place in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
Images for kids
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Austria national football team in 1958 with the following players – from left to right, standing; Walter Horak, Ernst Happel, Karl Koller, Alfred Körner, Paul Halla, Walter Schleger; crouched: Helmut Senekowitsch, Gerhard Hanappi, Rudolf Szanwald, Franz Swoboda and Johann Buzek.
See also
In Spanish: Alfred Körner para niños
