Rudolf Rupec

Infobox Football biography
playername = Rudolf Rupec


fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date|1895|9|17
cityofbirth = Grubišno polje
countryofbirth = Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
Austria-Hungary
dateofdeath = Death date and age|1983|7|1|1895|9|17
cityofdeath = Zagreb
countryofdeath = SFR Yugoslavia
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1913 - 1920
1920 - 1923
clubs = Rapid Vienna
HŠK Građanski Zagreb
caps(goals) = 68 (1)
nationalyears = 1917-1918
1920-1924
nationalteam = Austria
Yugoslavia
nationalcaps(goals) = 10 (0)
9 (0)
manageryears =
managerclubs = HAŠK Zagreb

Rudolf Rupec (born September 17 1895 in Grubišno polje, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary - died July 1 1983 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer who played for the national teams of Austria and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

He began is career at SK Rapid Wien in 1911 and from 1913 to 1920 was on the club's first squad. During the waning years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Rupec played ten matches for the Austrian national team. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/double-caps.html Players Appearing for Two or More Countries] ] In 1920 he joined a top Croatian side HŠK Građanski Zagreb. He played with the club until the end of his career in 1928. With the club he won the national championship of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1923 and 1926. He later coached HAŠK Zagreb to the national championship in 1938. Rupec was part of the Kingdom's first national team, and had 9 caps.

He died in the summer of 1983 at the age of 87 in Zagreb.

References

* [http://www.reprezentacija.co.yu/cgi-bin/index.pl?str=igraci&strana=Rupec-Rudolf Profile at Serbian federation]
* [http://rapidarchiv.at/spieler/rupec_rudolf.html Profile at rapidarchiv]
* [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=292852/index.html Profile at FIFA]