Josef Schediwy

Josef Schediwy
Personal information
Date of birth (1882-12-07)7 December 1882
Date of death (1915-09-14)14 September 1915
Place of death Tashkent, Russian Empire
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901-1914 SK Rapid Wien 8 (3)
International career
1903-1909 Austria 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josef Schediwy ( 7 December 1882 - 14 September 1915 in Tashkent) [1]was an Austrian football player. He played for SK Rapid Wien and the Austrian national football team.

Career

With Rapid he won the first Austrian championship in 1911/12. Schediwy was one of the older players at this time and was rarely used. He still contributed three goals in three games in this season to help Rapid win their first championship title. Schediwy was able to defend the title with the team and played two games in the championship. In the 1913/14 season he played his matches for the Rapid and reached second place.

International

He played his first match for the Austrian national football team on 11 October 1903 versus Hungary.[2] His last match was on 1 June 1909 versus England.[3]

International statistics

[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 190310
190721
190910
Total41
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Schediwy goal.
List of international goals scored by Josef Schediwy
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 May 1907Rudolfsheimer Platz, Vienna, Austria Hungary2-03-1Friendly match

Death

On 14 September 1915, Josef Schediwy died as a Russian prisoner of war in Tashkent.

Honours

2x Austrian champion: 1912, 1913

References

  1. ↑ "Rapid Archiv". Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. ↑ The game was originally played as a city game (official Name of the Austrian team: Team of the Football Union) and only recognized as an international game years later.
  3. ↑ ÖFB players profil
  4. ↑ Transfermarkt.at