Karl Stürmer (9 October 1882 – 1943) was an Austrian professional footballer and manager.

Playing career

As a footballer, he grew up in Wiener Cricket; then he played as full-back for First Vienna FC and as midfielder for Wiener AC.[1]

With Wiener AC he won a Tagblatt Pokal in 1901.[2] He played two matches with Austria national team.[3]

Coaching career

In 1918 Stürmer began a long career as manager in Austria and Italy.

He managed Reggiana and Prato in Divisione Nazionale and Torino, Alessandria, Lazio, Livorno and Juventus (as Virginio Rosetta assistant) in Serie A.[1][4]

Death

He died in 1943, shot by the Germans in Faenza, Italy, during Nazi German occupation of the country in World War II.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b List of Austrian Players and Coaches in Italy before 1945
  2. ^ iffhs.de
  3. ^ Stats on eu-football.info
  4. ^ I grandi allenatori: Carlo Sturmer, on «Il Littoriale», 31 October 1935, p. 3, available on emeroteca.coni.it
  5. ^ Il salotto libery dei proletari (in Italian)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_St%C3%BCrmer
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