Alexander Popovic

Infobox Football biography
playername=Alexander Popovic


fullname = Alexander Popovic
nickname =
dateofbirth = 18 July 1891
cityofbirth = Vienna
countryofbirth = Austria
dateofdeath = Death date and age|1952|9|30|1891|7|18
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
currentclub = deceased
clubnumber =
height =
position = defender
years = 1911-1922
1922-1923
1923-1924
1924-1925
clubs = SV Amateure Wien
Rapid Vienna
Amateure Wien
Wiener AC
caps(goals) = 13 (0)
nationalyears = 1911-1923
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 33 (1)
manageryears =
1941-1945
managerclubs = Hertha Berlin
Minerva Berlin
Lazio
Bologna
pcupdate = 15 June 2008
ntupdate = 15 June 2008

Alexander "Xandl" Popovic (* 18 July 1891 - † September 1952) also known by different variations of his last name such as "Popovich", "Poppovich" and "Popovic I", was a professional football player and manager from Austria.

Club career

He played all of his club football in Vienna, most prominently for Austria Vienna where he spent over a decade, winning the Austrian Cup twice and the Austrian Championship. He also won the Austrian Championship with Rapid Vienna. [ [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=330 Austria-Archiv.at] ]

International career

He made his debut for Austria in October 1911 against Germany. He earned 33 caps, scoring one goal.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, he moved into the management field, managing top clubs in Germany, such as Hertha Berlin and later Italy, where he managed Lazio and Bologna.

Honours

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
** 1923, 1924
*Austrian Cup (2):
** 1921, 1924

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22900 Career stats] - National Football Teams
* [http://rapidarchiv.at/spieler/popovich_alexander.html Rapid stats] - Rapid Archive

References