Josef Stroh

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| name = Josef Stroh

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|3|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place =Vienna, Austria-Hungary

| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|1|7|1913|3|5|df=yes}}

| death_place = Vienna, Austria

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

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| years2 =

| years3 = 1932–1948

| clubs1 = Floridsdorfer SC

| clubs2 = Floridsdorfer AC

| clubs3 = FK Austria Wien

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| nationalyears1 = 1935–1948

| nationalyears2 = 1938–1939

| nationalteam1 = Austria

| nationalteam2 = Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 17

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 1

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| manageryears4 = 1951–1954

| manageryears5 = 1955–1959

| manageryears6 = 1959–1960

| manageryears7 = 1960–1963

| manageryears8 = 1964

| manageryears9 = 1965

| manageryears10 = 1966

| managerclubs1 = SC Wiener Neustadt

| managerclubs2 = FC Wien

| managerclubs3 = SC Schwechat

| managerclubs4 = Jönköpings Södra IF

| managerclubs5 = Malmö FF

| managerclubs6 = IFK Göteborg

| managerclubs7 = Wiener Sport-Club

| managerclubs8 = SK Brann

| managerclubs9 = Jönköpings Södra IF

| managerclubs10 = Sandvikens IF

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Josef "Pepi" Stroh (5 March 1913 – 7 January 1991) was an Austrian footballer and football manager. He played club football mainly with FK Austria Wien.{{cite web|url=http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=358 |title=Austria Wien Archiv – Die Online Statistik |publisher=Austria-archiv.at }}

International career

He was part of Austria’s team for the 1934 FIFA World Cup{{cite web |title=1934 FIFA World Cup Austria's team |url=http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43934.html |website=FIFA | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921085312/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43934.html |access-date=3 June 2023| archive-date=21 September 2007 }} but he didn’t play any match.

With Austria national football team, he was also part of the squad for the 1948{{cite web |title=1948 Olympic Football Tournament |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london1948/match-center/32360 |website=FIFA |access-date=3 June 2023}} but he didn’t play Austria only match in the tournament, a 3-0 defeat against Sweden men's national football team.

He also played for the Germany national football team.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oostduit-recintlp.html |title=Austrians in the German National Team |publisher=Rsssf.com }} and was part of the German squad for the 1938 FIFA World Cup{{cite web |title=1938 FIFA World Cup Germany's squad |url=http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=5/teams/team=43948.html |website=FIFA | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018091539/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=5/teams/team=43948.html |access-date=3 June 2023| archive-date=18 October 2007 }} He played one match, the lost replay against Switzerland, as Germany were knocked out in the first round.

Coaching career

He coached SC Wiener Neustadt, FC Wien, SC Schwechat, Jönköpings Södra IF,http://www.sportdenny.se/historik.html{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Malmö FF, IFK Göteborg, SK Brann,{{cite web |url=http://www.brann.no/index.php?mapping=298 |title=Hjem | Brann |publisher=Brann.no |access-date=19 February 2009 |archive-date=16 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116044812/http://www.brann.no/index.php?mapping=298 |url-status=dead }} Sandvikens IF{{cite web |url=http://www4.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=128827 |title=Tränare genom åren – Sandvikens IF – Fotboll – IdrottOnline Klubb |publisher=.idrottonline.se |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=6 November 2010 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722205645/https://www4.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=128827 |url-status=dead }} and Sportklub.