Johann Mock

Johann "Hans" Mock (9 December 1906 in Vienna – 22 May 1982) was an Austrian football player. He played as midfielder  for FC Nicholson and Austria Wien. He  also played for  the Austria national football team. After the annexation of Austria by Germany  he played for the Germany national football team. With Germany he played in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Career
Johann Mock began his career at FC Nicholson before moving to Austria Wien in 1927. With the team he won won the Austrian Cup three times (1933, 1935, 1936)  and twice the Mitropacup, the forerunner of today's European Cup (1933, 1936). He was drafted in June 1940 as one of the last Austria players, but was still available until February 1942, playing almost every game. 
International career
Before Austria was annexed to the German Reich, he played a total of twelve games for the Austrian national team. He debuted on 5 September 1929 in a 2-1 win versus Czechoslovakia. His las t match for the Austrian team was on 10 October 1937 in a 1-2 loss versus Hungary.ÖFB:Profile Johann Mock For Germany he played 5 matches and was participant of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. 1942  he retired from football. After a brief stint as a trainer at Vorwärts Steyr and Badener AC, he withdrew entirely from football and ran his own wine tavern in Vienna until his death at the age of 75.
International statistics
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Austria
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Austria 192920193140193210193310193630193710Total120
Germany
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Germany  193820194110194220Total50

Mock and the National Socialists
According to an interview by Franz Schwarz, son of Austria President from 1933 to 1938 and 1946 to 1955  in 2008, Mock was a member of the SA and the NSDAP, which were illegal in Austria before 1938. Mock was involved in 1938 when the management of the club at Austria was taken over by the National Socialists.Ballesterer.at: Fußball  unterm Hakenkreuz (German) He then applied for regular membership in the party on 23 June  1938 and was admitted retrospectively to May 1 (membership number 6,336,185).Bundesarchiv R 9361-IX KARTEI/28840280

Other websites
Official website
RSSSF archive of results 1902–2003

References

Category:1906 births
Category:1982 deaths
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:German footballers
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:Austrian football midfielders

Category:Sportspeople from Vienna