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Alfred Körner
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Full name Alfred Körner
Date of birth (1926-02-14)14 February 1926
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Date of death 23 January 2020(2020-01-23) (aged 93)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1959 Rapid Wien 286 (157)
1959–1960 Admira Wien 6 (1)
1960–1961 Admira Energie
National team
1946–1958 Austria 47 (14)
Teams managed
1964–1967 First Vienna
Honours
Representing  Austria
FIFA World Cup
Third 1954 Switzerland
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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:

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




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