Josef Uridil(nicknamedPepi, der Tank;24 December 1895 – 20 May 1962) was an Austrianfootballerand coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 December 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Ottakring,Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 1962(aged 66) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sportklub Orion | |||
| Tasmania | |||
| Rekord | |||
| Blue Star | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1912 | Romania Ottakring | ||
| 1912–1914 | Blue Star | ||
| 1914–1925 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 1925–1926 | First Vienna | ||
| 1926–1927 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 1929–1930 | Bari | ||
| International career | |||
| 1919–1926 | Austria | 8 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1929–1930 | Bari | ||
| 1931–1933 | ZFC Zaandam[1][2] | ||
| 1933–1934 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam[3][4] | ||
| 1934 | Ripensia Timișoara | ||
| 1934 | Romania | ||
| 1934–1935 | SPC Helfort | ||
| 1935–1936 | BSK Belgrade | ||
| 1936–1937 | FC Biel | ||
| 1936–1937 | FC Luzern | ||
| 1938–1941 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | ||
| 1941–1943 | VfL Altenbögge | ||
| 1949–1951 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | ||
| 1953–1954 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 1954–1957 | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editPepi Uridil, third son of the taylor Kajetan Uridil, was born on Christmas Eve 1895 in the Vienna suburb ofOttakring.He began to play football aged eight in the streets of his neighbourhood with his brother Franz. Pepi Uridil played for numerous clubs in his youth, such asSportklub Orion,Tasmania,Rekordand then Blue Star Vienne, before leaving for the great club ofSK Rapid Wien[5]inHütteldorf.
During theFirst World War,he got the nickname "Tank".
Pepi Uridil played for a number of seasons with Rapid, and in 1919, his team won in the final 3–0 againstWiener Sport-Club.
Throughout his career Uridil is said to have scored around 1,000 goals.[6]
He was one of the main players in the Championship victory in 1921 againstWiener AC.Dionys Schönecker's men were losing 1–5 at half-time, 3–5 with 15 minutes remaining, and finished with goals from Uridil to win 7–5.
Uridil was also an entrepreneur. He created his own brand of beer,Uridil,and a brand of sugar,Kracheln.The famous Viennese writerHermann Leopoldiwrote a musical piece namedHeute spielt der Uridil( "Today, Uridil is playing" ) in 1922. Pepi Uridil played a number of film roles, such asPflicht und Ehre( "Necessity and Honour" ) in 1924.
At the end of the First World War, he became an Austrian international for the first time. He played for theAustria national football teambetween 1919 and 1926 and scored eight goals in eight games.[7]
After his retirement from football, Pepi Uridil became a manager ofBratislavaclub. He then moved toRipensia Timișoaraand theRomania national football teamfor the1934 World CupinItaly.
His team were beaten in the first round by eventual finalists,Czechoslovakia.
He later coached Austrian sideSC Helfort,thenBeogradski SKinYugoslaviain 1935. He then moved toSwitzerlandto coachFC Bielfrom 1936 to 1937, andFC Lucerneuntil 1938.[8]He then trained German sideSchwarz-Weiß Essenbetween 1938 and 1941, andVfL Altenböggebetween 1941 and 1943.
After theSecond World War,he returned to coaching Schwarz-Weiß Essen from 1949 to 1951. He went on to train his former club, Rapid Vienna, for one season from 1953 to 1954. That year, the Austrian side beat the London clubArsenal6–1 on 25 May 1953.
Honours
edit- Austrian Football Bundesliga(5): 1916, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923
- Austrian Cup(2): 1919, 1920
- Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorer(3): 1919, 1920 (non-official), 1921
References
edit- ^"Nieuwe trainer voor Z.F.C."(in Dutch). Het Vaderland.Retrieved20 February2020.
- ^"Z.F.C. verandert van trainer"(in Dutch). Sportkroniek.Retrieved20 February2020.
- ^"Uridil traint Blauw-Wit"(in Dutch). Sportkroniek.Retrieved20 February2020.
- ^"Blauw-Wit krijgt een nieuwen trainer"(in Dutch). Sportkroniek.Retrieved20 February2020.
- ^"RapidArchiv - Josef Uridil".
- ^Generazione Wunderteam.2021. p. 86.
- ^(in English)Appearances and goals for Austrian internationalsatrsssf.com
- ^Garin, Erik (20 June 2007)."Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs".RSSSF.Archivedfrom the original on 27 June 2008.Retrieved24 July2010.