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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.

Alexander Popovic

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Popovic
Date of birth	18 July 1891
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	30 September 1952(1952-09-30) (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
National team
1911–1923	Austria	33	(1)
Teams managed
	Hertha Berlin
	Minerva Berlin
1941–1943	Lazio
	Bologna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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

He made his debut for Austria in October 1911 against Germany. He earned 33 caps, scoring one goal.

Coaching career

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

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
  • 1923, 1924
• Austrian Cup (2):
  • 1921, 1924

External links

• Alexander Popovic at National-Football-Teams.com
• Rapid stats - Rapid Archive

References

На других языках

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- [en] Alexander Popovic

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[fr] Alexander Popovic

Alexander Popovic[2], aussi italianisé en Alessandro Popovich (né le 18 juillet 1891 à Vienne en Autriche-Hongrie, aujourd'hui en Autriche, et mort dans la même ville le 30 septembre 1952) est un joueur de football autrichien, qui évoluait au poste de défenseur, avant de devenir entraîneur.

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[it] Alexander Popovic

Alexander Popovic, detto Xandl e noto anche col nome italianizzato Alessandro Popovich (Vienna, 18 luglio 1891 – Vienna, 30 settembre 1952), è stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio austriaco, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Попович, Александер

Александер Попович (нем. Alexander Popovich или нем. Popovic; 18 июля 1891, Вена — 30 сентября 1952, Вена) — австрийский футболист, защитник. После завершения карьеры игрока работал тренером в Германии и Италии.

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