Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Karl Gruber | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||
Date of death | 29 September 1967 | (aged 55)||
Place of death | Vienna, Austria | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1930–1932 | Austria Wien | ||
1932–1934 | Le Havre | ||
1935 | Floriana | ||
1938–1939 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
1941–1942 | Hamburger SV | ||
1944–1951 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
Managerial career | |||
1949 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
1954–1957 | Vitesse Arnhem | ||
1957–1959 | DOS | ||
1959–1961 | DWS | ||
1961–1962 | DOS | ||
1962–1963 | Ajax | ||
1964–1966 | Vitesse Arnhem | ||
1967 | Pittsburgh Phantoms | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Karl Gruber (4 May 1912 – 29 September 1967) [1] [2] was an Austrian football player and manager. A midfielder, he played for Austria Wien, French club Le Havre, Maltese side Floriana and in Germany for Alemannia Aachen and Hamburger SV. He managed Dutch side Ajax between 1962 and 1963 [3] and also coached Alemannia Aachen, [4] DOS, [5] [6] Vitesse Arnhem [7] Pittsburgh Phantoms. [8]
Joseph was born in Vienna, the son of Viktoria Paiha and Joseph Gruber. [9] He was married to Agnes Margarete Savelsberg. [9]