- Helmut Senekowitsch
Infobox Football biography
playername = Helmut Senekowitsch
fullname = Helmut Senekowitsch
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1933|10|22|mf=y
cityofbirth =Graz
countryofbirth =Austria
dateofdeath = Death date and age|df=yes|2007|9|9|1933|10|22
cityofdeath =Klosterneuburg
countryofdeath =Austria
currentclub = deceased
position =striker ormidfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1955-1959 1959-1961 1961-1964 1964-1971
clubs=Sturm Graz First Vienna Real Betis FC Wacker Innsbruck
caps(goals) = 47 (10)
nationalyears = 1957-1968
nationalteam = fb|AUT
nationalcaps(goals) = 18 (5)
manageryears =1971-1973
1973-1975
1975-1976
1976-1978
1978-1979
1979-1980
1980-1981
1981
1982
1982
1983-1984
1984-1985
1985-1988
1988-1989
1989-1990
1990-1991
1991-1992
1993
managerclubs =Grazer AK
SK VÖEST Linz
FC Admira/Wacker
Austria
UAG TecosAthletic Bilbao Real Betis
PanathinaikosOlympiacos Eintracht Frankfurt
AEKGrazer AK
UAG TecosCádiz CF Panionios AC Omonia LASK Linz
Wiener SC
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ntupdate = |Helmut Senekowitsch "(senekovitʃ)" (22 October 1933 – 9 September 2007) was an
Austria n football player and later a football manager.Playing career
Club career
He played for several clubs, including
SK Sturm Graz ,Real Betis andFC Wacker Innsbruck .International career
He played for the
Austria national football team and was a participant at the1958 FIFA World Cup . [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=61690/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] He earned 18 caps, scoring 5 goals.Coaching career
He later worked as a coach, one of his major achievements was helping Austria qualify for the
1978 FIFA World Cup , the first time Austria had qualified for the World Cup in twenty years. He led them during the game dubbed "The miracle of Córdoba", against arch-rivalsWest Germany , which the Austrians won 3-2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years,He died in September 2007 after a long illness. [ [http://www.austria.gv.at/site/infodate__10.09.2007/5396/default.aspx Austrian sports world pays tribute to late Helmut Senekowitsch] - Federal Chancellery] [ [http://www.oefb.at/show_berichtdetail.php?ber_id=7729&fpid=448 Die österreichische Fußballfamilie trauert um Helmut Senekowitsch] - ÖFB de icon]
External links
* [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/senekowitsch.html Helmut Senekowitsch at eintracht-archiv.de] de icon
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22938 Career stats] - National Football TeamsReferences
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