| Helmut Senekowitsch | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Helmut Senekowitsch | |
| Date of birth | 22 October 1933 | |
| Place of birth | Graz, Austria | |
| Date of death | 9 September 2007 (aged 73) | |
| Place of death | Klosterneuburg, Austria | |
| Playing position | Striker or Midfielder | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1955-1959 1959-1961 1961-1964 1964-1971 |
Sturm Graz First Vienna Real Betis FC Wacker Innsbruck |
47 (10) |
| National team | ||
| 1957-1968 | Austria | 18 (5) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1971-1973 1973-1975 1975-1976 1976-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1985-1988 1988-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1993 |
Grazer
AK SK VÖEST Linz FC Admira/Wacker Austria UAG Tecos Athletic Bilbao Real Betis Panathinaikos Olympiacos Eintracht Frankfurt AEK AEK Grazer AK UAG Tecos Cádiz CF Panionios AC Omonia LASK Linz Wiener SC |
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Helmut Senekowitsch (senekovitʃ) (22 October 1933 – 9 September 2007) was an Austrian football player and later a football manager.
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He played for several clubs, including SK Sturm Graz, Real Betis and FC Wacker Innsbruck.
He played for the Austria national football team and was a participant at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[1] He earned 18 caps, scoring 5 goals.
He later worked as a coach, one of his major achievements was helping Austria qualify for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, the first time Austria had qualified for the World Cup in twenty years. He led them during the game dubbed The miracle of Córdoba, against arch-rivals West Germany, which the Austrians won 3-2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years,
He died in September 2007 after a long illness.[2][3]
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