Josef "Pepi" Hamerl is a former Austrian

Austrians

Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....

 football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player.

Club career

Hamerl played for several clubs, including FC Wien (1952-1955, 1955-1956), Austria Wien (1955), Wiener Sportclub

Wiener Sportclub

The Wiener Sport-Club, commonly referred to simply as WSC, was established in 1883 playing in club colours of black and white. It is one of the Austrian capital Vienna's oldest athletics clubs, their traditional home is in the Dornbach quarter of the city....

 (1956-1961, 1963-1965) and SK Admira Wien (1961-1963). He scored 158 goals in total in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

International career

He made his debut for Austria

Austria national football team

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 in March 1958 against Italy

Italy national football team

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 and was a participant at the 1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup

The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...

 and the 1960 European Nations' Cup. He earned 9 caps, scoring 2 goals. His last international was a January 1962 match against Egypt.

External links

• Career stats - National Football Teams