Ernst Sabeditsch

Ernst Sabeditsch (6 May 1920 – 30 June 1986) was an Austrian football player. He played mainly for First Vienna FC. He also played for the Austrian national football team. During the occupation of Austria by Nazi-Germany he played also one match for  Germany.
Career
With the annexation of Austria he was used for First Vienna FC in the Gauliga Ostmark. He and his team won the regional championship three times in a row from 1942 to 1944. Also in the German competitions they were sucessful. In 1942 he came second in the German championship with the Vienna and won the Tschammerpokal (Cup competition) in 1943 against LSV Hamburg. 

As a soldier, he and his unit were transferred to the General Government in the fall of 1943. As a guest player during the war, he was active for LSV Mölders Krakow. Warschauer Zeitung, 9. Dezember 1943, S. 6.

After the war Sabeditsch  failed in the Cup-final on 20 June 1946, losing 2-1 to SK Rapid Vienna. His playing career came to a premature end after a ban for trading raw opium in divided post-war Vienna in 1949. He was pardoned in 1952 and played then ten league games for SC Wacker Wien.
International
Sabeditsch   played 7 matches for the Austrian national football team. His first match was on 6 December 1945 versus France. His last match was on 5 October 1947 versus Czechoslowakia.ÖFB players profile
International statistics
Transfermarkt.at 
Germany
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals Germany 193910Total 10
Austria
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals Austria  194510194640194720Total 70

Manager
He worked as a coach at Linzer ASK from 1953 to 1955 and at the Swiss A national league team FC Schaffhausen in the 1956/57 season

References

Category:1920 births
Category:1986 deaths
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:Austrian football midfielders
Category:First Vienna FC players