Erich Habitzl

Erich Habitzl (9 October 1923 in Vienna – 26 September 2007 in Vienna) was an Austrian footballer. He played mainly for SK Admira Wien. He also played for the Austrian national football team. He took part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
Career
He started his career with SK Admira Wien in 1939. During the Second World War he had his first championship appearances but the breakthrough did not come until the end of the 1940s. In 1948 he reached the Cup final and scored the only goal for Admira in a 1-2 loss versus Austria Wien. He was the top scorer in the league in 1949. In 1954 he went to France and played for RC Lens. In 1956–57 he played for FC Nantes. He came back to Admira in 1957 and played until 1960. Overall, he scored 146 goals in 194 games for the club.Transfermarkt.at Profil Erich Habitzl (German) After his career he ran a shoe shop with his brother.Geschichtewiki Wien (German)

In 2009 the district of Floridsdorf honored his services to Austrian football and named an alley after him. The Habitzlgasse was officially opened on 26 September 2009.

International
He made his debut against Sweden on 11 June 1948 where he scored two goals. He was also part of the national team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Between 1948 and 1951 he played 11 matches for Austria, scoring 5 goals. In an away match versus Switzerland on 3rd April 1949 he scored the 500th goal of the Austrian national football team.
International statistics
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Austria 194843194932195020195120Total115

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Habitzl goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Erich HabitzlNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition111 July 1948   Råsunda Stadium,   Stockholm,   Sweden  1-02-3  Friendly match22-2314 November 1948  Praterstadion, ,  Vienna ,   Austria   2-02-2  Friendly match43 April 1949   Stade Olympique de La Pontaise,   Lausanne,   Switzerland  1-02-1  Friendly match52-0

References

Category:1923 births
Category:2007 deaths
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorers