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Josip Šolc (30 January 1898 – 24 September 1945)[2] was a Croatian soldier and footballer. He competed for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] He was sometimes referred to as Josip Scholz which is the Germanized spelling.[4]

Josip Scholz

Personal information
Date of birth	(1898-01-30)30 January 1898
Place of birth	Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	24 September 1945(1945-09-24) (aged 47)[1]
Place of death	Belgrade, FS Serbia, DF Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1917–1928	Concordia Zagreb
National team
1920–1923	Yugoslavia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Born in Zagreb, he played football as midfielder with HŠK Concordia and was known for his good technical skills.[5] He finished the Military Academy and was official in the Yugoslav Royal Army between 1919 and 1940. Besides football he also practiced fencing and was part of the Little Entente team at Bucharest in 1938.[5]

He was a member of the Nazi-backed Croatian Home Guard.[5] Šolc was commander of the Zagreb Garrison Command.[6][7] In August 1942 he was awarded the Military Order of the Iron Trefoil 4th Class Cross with Oak Wreath. He was promoted to the rank of infantry general on 22 December 1944.

He was captured by the Yugoslav Partisans in May 1945 and in June was incarcerated in the military prison in Belgrade where he was sentenced to death and executed on 19 September 1945.[5][8]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Josip Scholz

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[it] Josip Scholz

Josip Scholz altresì citato come Josip Šolc (Zagabria, 30 gennaio 1898 – Belgrado, 24 settembre 1945) è stato un calciatore jugoslavo, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Шольц, Йосип

Йо́сип Шольц (хорв. Josip Šolc, нем. Josip Scholz; 1898, Аграм, Австро-Венгрия — 1945, Белград, ФНРЮ) — югославский хорватский футболист, полузащитник. Участник Олимпиады 1920 года. Профессиональный военный, усташский генерал.

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