- Karl Koller (footballer)
Infobox Football biography
playername = Karl Koller
fullname = Karl Koller
height =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1929|2|8
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1949-1966
clubs =First Vienna
caps(goals) = 836 (101)
nationalyears = 1952-1965
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 086 00(5)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate = 26 July 2008
ntupdate = 26 July 2008Karl Koller (born
8 February ,1929 ) is a former Austrian football player.Club career
Koller played most of his career for
First Vienna FC (1949-1966). He is regarded, behindErnst Ocwirk , as one of the best Austrian midfielders of all time and was rated as one of the best 100 European footballers of the 20th century by theIFFHS . [ [http://www.iffhs.de/?b40f8ca85bd0e027e8f05f4cb05fe4a41314a433ccd40385fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb8a3f0e03790c443e0f4039040f Europe's best Player of the Century] - IFFHS]International career
He made his debut for Austria in a March 1952 friendly match against Belgium and was a participant at the
1954 FIFA World Cup inSwitzerland , where they reached 3rd place and1958 FIFA World Cup , where he scored a goal in a match against England.He earned 86 caps, scoring 5 goals, which still makes him Austria's fourth most capped player of all time. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF] His last international was a September 1965 World Cup qualification match against Hungary.
Honours
*
Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
** 1955
*Austrian Cup (1):
** 1961External links
* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=927 Austria Wien archive]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22546 Career stats] - National Football TeamsReferences
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