Josef Chloupek

Josef Chloupek
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-04-22)22 April 1908
Place of birth Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 11 January 1974(1974-01-11) (aged 65)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926-1931 Floridsdorfer AC
1931-1933 FC Zürich
1933 FC Lugano
1933-1934 FC Basel
1934-1935 Olympique de Marseille
1935-1936 Floridsdorfer AC
1936-1938 Wiener Sport-Club
1938-1940 SC Dürnkrut
1940-1941 Grazer AK
1945-1946 Floridsdorfer AC [1]
International career
1928-1931 Austria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josef Chloupek (22 April 1908 – 11 January 1974) was an Austrian football player. He played as Midfielder mainly for Floridsdorfer AC. He also played in Switzerland and France. He had two caps for the Austrian national football team

Career

Chloupek began his career at Floridsdorfer AC. There he made his debut in the first division in January 1927. He quickly established himself as a regular full-back. The team maintained a comfortable mid-table position in the following years They also reached the semifinals of the ÖFB Cup in 1928.

At the end of 1931, he left Austria. He moved to FC Zurich in Switzerland. There he also played for FC Lugano and FC Basel over the next few years. In 1934 he went to Olympique Marseille, where he played for one season. Then he returned to Austria. He briefly played for his home club, FAC, at the beginning of the 1935/36 season. After just a few weeks, he moved to Wiener Sport-Club, where he ended his professional career in 1938.

He then worked as a player-coach at SK Dürnkrut. He played one season for Grazer AK and ended his playing career at Floridsdorf in 1946.

International

He played two matches for the Austrian national football team. His first match was on 1 April 1928 versus Czechoslovakia (0-1). [2]The second match was on 16 June 1931 in a 2-0 win versus Switzerland . [3]

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