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Helmut Senekowitsch ([seˈnekovitʃ];[1] 22 October 1933 – 9 September 2007) was an Austrian football player and later a football manager.

Helmut Senekowitsch

Personal information
Full name	Helmut Senekowitsch
Date of birth	(1933-10-22)22 October 1933
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Date of death	9 September 2007(2007-09-09) (aged 73)
Place of death	Klosterneuburg, Austria
Position(s)	Forward / midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955–1958	Sturm Graz	72	(30)
1958–1961	First Vienna	75	(63)
1961–1964	Real Betis	47	(10)
1964–1971	Wacker Innsbruck	160	(16)
Total		354	(119)
National team
1957–1968	Austria	18	(5)
Teams managed
1971–1973	Grazer AK
1973–1975	SK VÖEST Linz
1975–1976	FC Admira/Wacker
1976–1978	Austria
1978–1979	Tecos UAG
1979–1980	Athletic Bilbao
1981	Panathinaikos
1982	Olympiacos
1982	Eintracht Frankfurt
1983	AEK Athens
1983–1984	AEK Athens
1984–1985	Grazer AK
1985–1988	Tecos UAG
1988	Cádiz CF
1989–1990	Panionios
1990–1991	AC Omonia
1991–1992	LASK Linz
1995–1996	Floridsdorfer AC
1997	First Vienna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club career

He played for several clubs, including SK Sturm Graz, Real Betis and FC Wacker Innsbruck.

International career

He played for the Austria national football team and was a participant at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[2] He earned 18 caps, scoring 5 goals.

Coaching career

He later worked as a coach, one of his major achievements was helping Austria qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, the first time Austria had qualified for the World Cup in twenty years. The Austrian team advanced to the second round in whose first match they fell 1–5 against Netherlands being coached by former international teammate Ernst Happel. Later he led them during the game dubbed The miracle of Córdoba, against arch-rivals West Germany, which the Austrians won 3–2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years,

He died in September 2007 after a long illness.[3][4]

References

External links

• Helmut Senekowitsch at eintracht-archiv.de (in German)
• Helmut Senekowitsch at BDFutbol
• Helmut Senekowitsch at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Helmut Senekowitsch

Helmut Senekowitsch (* 22. Oktober 1933 in Graz; † 9. September 2007 in Klosterneuburg) war ein österreichischer Fußballspieler und Fußballtrainer. Er nahm mit der österreichischen Nationalmannschaft an der Weltmeisterschaft 1958 in Schweden teil und konnte bei Betis Sevilla als erster Österreicher erfolgreich in der spanischen Primera División Fuß fassen. Als Trainer führte er unter anderem VÖEST zu einer überraschenden Meisterschaft und brachte das Nationalteam zur Weltmeisterschaft 1978 in Argentinien, wo der berühmte 3:2-Sieg über Titelverteidiger Deutschland gelang.

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- [en] Helmut Senekowitsch

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[es] Helmut Senekowitsch

Helmut Senekowitsch (nacido en Graz, Austria, 22 de octubre de 1933 - Klosterneuburg el 9 de septiembre de 2007), futbolista austríaco. Jugó de volante y delantero y su primer equipo fue Sturm Graz.

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[fr] Helmut Senekowitsch

Helmut Senekowitsch, né le 22 octobre 1933 à Graz et mort le 9 septembre 2007, était un footballeur international autrichien évoluant au poste d'ailier droit. Après sa carrière de joueur, il devint entraîneur et fut notamment sélectionneur de l'équipe Autriche de 1976 à 1978.

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[it] Helmut Senekowitsch

Helmut Senekowitsch (Graz, 22 ottobre 1933 – Klosterneuburg, 9 settembre 2007) è stato un allenatore di calcio e calciatore austriaco.

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[ru] Сенекович, Хельмут

Хельмут Сенекович (нем. Helmut Senekowitsch; 22 октября 1933, Грац — 9 сентября 2007, Клостернойбург) — австрийский футболист, играл на позиции полузащитника. По завершении игровой карьеры - футбольный тренер.

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