Karl Stürmer


Karl Stürmer was an Austrian professional footballer and manager.

Career

Footballer

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.
With Wiener AC won a Tagblatt Pokal in 1901. He even played two matches with Austria national team.

Coach

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 in Serie A.

Death

He died in 1943, shot by the Germans in Faenza, Italy.