Theodor Wagner

Theodor Wagner
Personal information
Full name Theodor Wagner
Date of birth (1927-08-06)6 August 1927
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Date of death 21 January 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 92)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1958 Wacker Wien 292 (175)
1958–1963 Linz
1963–1964 Wacker Innsbruck
International career
1946–1957 Austria 46 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Theodor Wagner (6 August 1927 – 21 January 2020) was an Austrian footballer. He played as a striker mainly for SC Wacker Wien and the Austrian national football team.

Club career

Turl Wagner began his career with the small district clubs Phönix XII and MFC 12 before joining Wacker Wien in 1940. He had the biggest success with the club celebrating the double in 1947. At the end of his career he played from 1958 to 1962 at SV Stickstoff Linz and then at FC Wacker Innsbruck. As a coach, Turl Wagner returned to SC Wacker Wien for a season in 1964.

International career

He made his debut for Austria 1946 in friendly match against Switzerland and was a player at the 1954 FIFA World Cup,[1] There he scored a hat-trick in the legendary 7–5 quarterfinal win over Switzerland. This was the highest scoring match in Worldcup history. He earned 46 caps, scoring 22 goals.[2] His last international was a March 1957 friendly match against West Germany. He was also part of Austria's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[3]

International statistics

[4]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 194620
194710
194852
194920
195056
195133
195220
195362
195494
195551
195653
195711
Total4622
Scores and results list Austrias's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wagner goal.
List of international goals scored by Theodor Wagner
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 May 1948Prater Stadion, Vienna , Austria Hungary2-23-2Gerö-Cup
214 November 1948Prater Stadion, Vienna, Austria Sweden1-02-1Friendly match
38 October 1950Prater Stadion, Vienna , Austria Yugoslavia3-07-2Friendly match
429 October 1950Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1-23-4Friendly match
52-2
65 November 1950Prater Stadion, Vienna , Austria Denmark2-15-1Friendly match
73-1
84-1
927 May 1951Prater Stadion, Vienna , Austria Scotland3-04-0Friendly match
104-0
1117 June 1951Idraetsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark2-03-3Friendly match
1227 September 1953Prater Stadion, Vienna , Austria Portugal8-19-11954 FIFA World Cup qualification
1311 October 1953Prater Stadion, Vienna , Austria Hungary2-32-3Friendly match
1426 June 1954Prater Stadion, Vienna , Austria  Switzerland1-37-51954 FIFA World Cup
153-3
166-4
1731 October 1954Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Sweden1-11-2Friendly match
1823 November 1955The Racecourse, Wrexham, Wales Wales1-02-1Friendly match
192 May 1956Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland1-11-1Friendly match
2030 September 1956Prater Stadion, Vienna , Austria Luxembourg4-07-01958 FIFA World Cup qualification
216-0
2210 March 1957Prater Stadion, Vienna , Austria Germany1-22-3Friendly match

Death

Wagner died on 21 January 2020 in Vienna, at the age of 92.[5]

Honours

  • 1 × Austrian Champion: 1947
  • 4 × Austrian Champion runner up: 1948, 1951, 1953, 1956
  • 1 × Austrian Cup: 1947
  • 1 × Mitropacup: 1951

References

  1. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
  2. ↑ Appearances for Austrian National Team – RSSSF
  3. ↑ "Theodor Wagner". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Transfermarkt.at
  5. ↑ "ÖFB-Legende "Turl" Wagner 92-jährig verstorben!". Kronen Zeitung (in German). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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