Alexander Popovic
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Popovic | ||
Date of birth | 18 July 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Date of death | 30 September 1952 | (aged 61)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1911–1922 | SV Amateure Wien | ||
1922–1923 | Rapid Vienna | 13 | (0) |
1923–1924 | Amateure Wien | ||
1924–1925 | Wiener AC | ||
International career | |||
1911–1923 | Austria | 33 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
Hertha Berlin | |||
Minerva Berlin | |||
1941–1943 | Lazio | ||
Bologna | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alexander "Xandl" Popovic (18 July 1891 - September 1952) also known by different variations of his last name such as Popovich, Pops, Poppovich and Popovic I, was a professional football player and manager from Austria.
Club career
[edit]He played all of his club football in Vienna, most prominently for Austria Vienna, where he spent over a decade, winning the Austrian Cup twice and the Austrian Championship. He also won the Austrian Championship with Rapid Vienna.[1]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Austria in October 1911 against Germany. He earned 33 caps, scoring one goal.
Coaching career
[edit]After retiring from playing, he moved into the management field, managing top clubs in Germany, such as Hertha Berlin and later Italy, where he managed Lazio and Bologna.
Honours
[edit]- Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
- 1923, 1924
- Austrian Cup (2):
- 1921, 1924
External links
[edit]- Alexander Popovic at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rapid stats - Rapid Archive
References
[edit]Categories:
- 1891 births
- 1952 deaths
- Footballers from Vienna
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austria men's international footballers
- Austrian football managers
- SK Rapid Wien players
- SS Lazio managers
- Pro Sesto 1913 managers
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate football managers in Germany
- Expatriate football managers in Italy