Anton Koch

Anton Koch (born January 20, 1903 in Vienna; died February 8, 1963 in Vienna) was an Austrian football player. He won three championship titles with SK Admira Wien in the 1920s and 30s . He also played  for the Austrian national football team.
Career 
Koch came from the Admira youth team. He soon was able to secure a regular place in the central position of the team. He played there for most of the decade. After Admira had only just managed to avoid relegation in the top division several times, the team first attracted attention in 1923 with a third-place finish in the championship. The team finally fought for the title in 1926/27, when the last match day came in a deciding match against Brigittenauer AC, which Admira won 5-0 and took the first championship title in the club's history.

In the following seasonthey  not only defended their title, but also won the double with a 2:1 win against Wiener AC in the cup final. Kochs appearances became less frequent . He left his home club at the end of 1931 and moved to the third-class Wiener Rasensportfreunde. Koch then returned to Admira, where he made a few appearances as a right winger in the 1931/32 championship season. 1932/33he played for FC Libertas, where he was mostly used as a centre forward, before moving to French Division 2 club FC Rouen in 1933. After a season in France he returned to Austria and played for Rasensportfreunde for another year . He ended his career with the lower division team of the Hammerbrotwerke.
 International 
Koch made his debut for the national team in June 1922 in a 7-1 win against Switzerland. His only game in the starting lineup was in May 1924 against Bulgaria, before he was used again as a substitute against Sweden in 1925.ÖFB players profile
International statistics
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals   Austria192210192410192510Total 30

Honours 
 3 × Austrian Champion: 1927, 1928, 1932
 1 × ÖFB-Cup: 1928
 3 matches for Austria: 1922–1925

References 

Category:1903 births
Category:1963 deaths
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Austrian football midfielders
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Sportspeople from Vienna