Johann Pesser

Johann Erik Pesser (7 November 1911 – 12 August 1986) was an Austrian football striker and coach.

Career
From 1930 to 1942, Pesser played for SK Rapid Vienna. During this time he played in 146 league matches and scored 44 goals. He played four games in the ÖFB Cup. Because Austria was occupied in 1938, by Nazi-Germany he played twelve games in the Tschammerpokal  and in eleven final round games for the German national team.

International career
He earned 8 caps and scored 3 goals for the Austria national football team. After the annexation of Austria by Germany, he earned 12 caps and scored 2 goals for the Germany national football team. He participated in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. and later also managed the team, and also briefly managed the Austria national team.
International statistics
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Austria
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria193521193610193752Total 83
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pesser goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Johann PesserNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 12 May 1935 Praterstadion,   Vienna ,   Austria  4-15-2   Friendly match2 23 May 1935    Üllöi ut,  Budapest,   Hungary  1-12-2  Friendly match32-1
Germany

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals Germany193842193930194050Total 122
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pesser goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Johann PesserNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 14 May 1938 Olympiastadion ,   Berlin ,   Germany  3-53-6   Friendly match225 September 1938   Stadionul Republicii  ,   Bucharest ,   Romania  4-04-1  Friendly match
Managerial career
He had a successful time as a coach from 1945 to 1966. Between 1945 and 1953, he was coach of SK Rapid Wien. He won four championships  and one national and one Zentropacup.  From 1953 to 1960, he was manager of Wiener Sport-Club. He won two championships. Then he was the manager of SK Admira Wien. During this time he won a championship and two national cups.

He was assistant coachfor the Austrian national team in the 1946–47 season (under Eduard Bauer), 1953–54 (under Walter Nausch) and 1957–58 (under Josef Argauer). During the 1954 World Cup he was assistant coach with Eduard Frühwirth under Walter Nausch.

Honours
As player
Rapid Wien(4 x Austrian Champion 1935, 1938, 1940, 1941; German Cup 1938; German Champion 1941)

as coach
Rapid Wien(1945-53: 4 x Austrian Champion, 1 x Austrian Cup, 1x Zentropacup)
Wiener Sportklub (1953–1960: 2 x Austrian Champion)
Admira (1 x Austrian Champion, 2 x Austrian Cup)

References

Category:1911 births
Category:1986 deaths
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:German footballers
Category:SK Rapid Wien players
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:SK Rapid Wien managers
Category:Austria national football team managers
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:1938 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Sportspeople from Vienna