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| Full name | Helmut Senekowitsch | ||
| Date of birth | (1933-10-22)22 October 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Graz, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 9 September 2007(2007-09-09) (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Klosterneuburg, Austria | ||
| Position | Forward /midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1958 | Sturm Graz | 72 | (30) |
| 1958–1961 | First Vienna | 75 | (63) |
| 1961–1964 | Real Betis | 47 | (10) |
| 1964–1971 | Wacker Innsbruck | 160 | (16) |
| Total | 354 | (119) | |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1968 | Austria | 18 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Grazer AK | ||
| 1973–1975 | SK VÖEST Linz | ||
| 1975–1976 | FC Admira/Wacker | ||
| 1976–1978 | Austria | ||
| 1978–1979 | Tecos UAG | ||
| 1979–1980 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 1980–1981 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 1981 | Olympiacos | ||
| 1982 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 1983 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1983–1984 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1984–1985 | Grazer AK | ||
| 1985–1988 | Tecos UAG | ||
| 1988 | Cádiz CF | ||
| 1989–1990 | Panionios | ||
| 1990–1991 | AC Omonia | ||
| 1991–1992 | LASK Linz | ||
| 1995–1996 | Floridsdorfer AC | ||
| 1997 | First Vienna | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Helmut Senekowitsch ([seˈnekovitʃ];[1] 22 October 1933 – 9 September 2007) was anAustrianfootball player and later a football manager.
Senekowitsch played for several clubs, includingSK Sturm Graz,Real Betis andFC Wacker Innsbruck.
Senekowitsch played for theAustria national football team and was a participant at the1958 FIFA World Cup.[2] He earned 18 caps, scoring 5 goals.
Senekowitsch later worked as a coach, one of his major achievements was helpingAustria qualify for the1978 FIFA World Cup, the first time Austria had qualified for theWorld Cup in twenty years. The Austrian team advanced to the second round in whose first match they fell 1–5 againstNetherlands being coached by former international teammateErnst Happel. Later he led them during the game dubbedThe miracle of Córdoba, against arch-rivalsWest Germany, which the Austrianswon 3–2. It was Austria's first victory against a German national side in 47 years, and its first victory over West Germany.
He died in September 2007 after a long illness.[3][4]
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