Adalbert Steiner
{{Short description|Romanian footballer (1907–1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adalbert Steiner
| image = Adalbert Steiner 1966 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Steiner in 1966
| height =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|1|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Temesvár, Austria-Hungary
| death_date = {{death date and age|1984|12|10|1907|1|24|df=yes}}
| death_place=
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1921–1922
| youthclubs1 = Unirea Timișoara
| youthyears2 = 1922–1924
| youthclubs2 = Chinezul Timișoara
| years1 = 1924–1929
| years2 = 1929–1930
| clubs1 = Chinezul Timișoara{{efn|name="CHI"|Only the statistics for the 1925–26 and 1926–27 Divizia A seasons are available.}}
| clubs2 = CA Timișoara
| caps1 = 32
| caps2 =
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 =
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| nationalyears1 = 1926–1930
| nationalteam1 = Romania
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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Adalbert Steiner II (24 January 1907 – 10 December 1984) was a Romanian football defender.
Club career
His career in club football was spent at Unirea Timișoara between 1921 and 1922, he played at Chinezul Timișoara from 1922 until 1929 where he won three Divizia A titles and he finished his career in 1929–1930 at CA Timișoara.{{RomanianSoccer|1900/adalbert-steiner-ii}}
International career
Adalbert Steiner played ten games for Romania.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=20038|title=Adalbert Steiner|publisher=European Football|accessdate=22 May 2020}} He and his brother Rudolf made their debut together in a 3–1 away victory against Turkey in 1926.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=20044|title=Rudolf Steiner|publisher=European Football|access-date=22 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5200|title=Turkey - Romania 1:3|publisher=European Football|accessdate=20 May 2020}} Adalbert played two games at the 1929–31 Balkan Cup, a tournament that was won by Romania. He was part of Romania's squad at the 1930 World Cup playing in the first game, a 3–1 victory against Peru in which he got an injury from which he never recovered, ending his career.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5430|title=Peru - Romania 1:3|publisher=European Football|access-date=22 May 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/nationala/constantin-stanciu-arhiva-foto-mondialgol-picior-fara-rotula-678679.html | title=Descoperire unică: poveștile și arhiva foto din Uruguay 1930 ale românului care a marcat într-un picior în primul nostru meci la un Mondial| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Unique discovery: the stories and photo archive from Uruguay 1930 of the Romanian who scored with one foot in our first match at a World Cup| date=31 October 2022 | access-date=31 October 2022}}
Personal life
His father, Karl Steiner was an engineer that was born in Bohemia who settled in Temesvár where he got married and had eight children.{{cite web | url=https://adevarul.ro/locale/timisoara/noltalgii-timisorene-amintiri-despre-orasul-altadata-fabrica-gaz-timisoara-aparut-1858-1_5165cc8100f5182b85a5ca6f/index.html | title=Nostalgii timişorene: Povestea uzinei de gaz din Timişoara, apărută în 1858| publisher=Adevarul.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Timisoara nostalgia: The story of the gas plant in Timisoara, built in 1858| date=11 April 2013 | access-date=22 May 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://ripensiatimisoara.ro/noutati/prima-echipa/24-arhiva/171-in-amintirea-legendelor-adalbert-steiner-chinezul-timisoara | title=ÎN AMINTIREA LEGENDELOR: Adalbert Steiner, Chinezul Timișoara| publisher=Ripensiatimisoara.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=IN MEMORY OF THE LEGENDS: Adalbert Steiner, Chinezul Timisoara| date=8 February 2013 | access-date=21 September 2020}} One of Adalbert's brothers, Rudolf Steiner was also a footballer, they played together at Chinezul Timișoara and Romania's national team.{{cite web | url=https://www.pressalert.ro/2019/03/cel-mai-ghinionist-timisorean-de-la-montevideo-povestea-lui-adalbert-steiner-care-nu-jucat-decat-o-repriza-la-primul-campionat-mondial-de-fotbal/ | title=Cel mai ghinionist timişorean de la Montevideo. Povestea lui Adalbert Steiner, care nu a jucat decât o repriză la primul campionat mondial de fotbal| publisher=Pressalert.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The most unlucky Timisoara resident in Montevideo. The story of Adalbert Steiner, who only played one half at the first world football championship| date=24 March 2019 | access-date=22 May 2020}}
Honours
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{NFT|36591}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|adalbert-steiner}}
- {{FIFA player|58409}}
{{Romania Squad 1930 World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Steiner, Adalbert}}
Category:Footballers from Timișoara
Category:Sportspeople from Austria-Hungary
Category:Romanian men's footballers
Category:Romania men's international footballers
Category:1930 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Men's association football defenders