Josef Hamerl

Josef  Hamerl (* 22 January 1931 in Vienna -  15 July 2017 Sport Club Legende Josef Hamerl gestorben Vienna.at) was an Austrian football player. The forward played for Wiener Sport-Club and other teams in Austria. He also played for the Austrian national football team.
Career  
Josef  Hamerl began his football career after the end of the Second World War with the small clubs ASK Erlaa and SC Siebenhirten. Then he joinined FC Wien in early 1952. He made his league debut in a 2-0 home win against Floridsdorfer AC in the 22nd round, where he immediately shot his first goal. He soon became a regular player. Soon he attracted the interest of several top Austrian clubs. In the spring of 1955he  moved  to  Austria Wien . Because he spent most of the time on the bench he returned after six months to FC Wien. 1956 he moved to Wiener Sport-Club. Together with Walter Horak, Adolf Knoll, Erich Hof and Karl Skerlan, he formed the famous Sport-Club strike force. He and his team remained undefeated for two years (41 matches). Perhaps his most famous performance was in the European Cup. He scored four goals in the legendary 7-0 victory over Italian champions Juventus Turin.

In 1961  Hamerl, along with fellow striker Karl Skerlan, moved  to Admira Vienna. After only two years with Admira, he returned to Sport-Club. There he was unable to repeat his successful years. Hamerl played his last season in the Austrian league in 1967 for 1. Wiener Neustädter SC. The year before  he played for Kapfenberger SV. He scored 158 goals in Austria's top division.
International 
His first match for the Austrian national football team was on 23 March 1958 in a 3-2 win over Italy. His last match was a 1-0 loss versus Egypt  on 5 January 1962. He played 9 matches and scored 2 goals. ÖFB Players profile 
International statistics
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Austria 195831195910196051Total92

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

+ List of international goals scored by Josef HamerlNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition11 May 1958 Praterstadion, Vienna,  Austria  3-13-1  Friendly match222 June 1960Ullevaal Stadion,   Oslo,  Norway    1-12-1    Friendly match

Honours 
 2 × Quarterfinals of the European Cup: 1959, 1960
 2 × Football champioan: 1958, 1959
 9 international matches and 2 goals for the Austrian national football team from 1958 to 1962

References 

Category:1931 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Sportspeople from Vienna
Category:Wiener Sport-Club players