Joseph Gruber

Joseph Karl Gruber (4 May 1912 – 29 September 1967)[1][2] was an Austrian football player and manager. A midfielder, he played for Austria Wien, French club Le Havre, Maltese side Floriana and in Germany for Alemannia Aachen and Hamburger SV. He managed Dutch side Ajax between 1962 and 1963[3] and also coached Alemannia Aachen,[4] DOS,[5][6] Vitesse Arnhem[7] Pittsburgh Phantoms.[8]

Joseph Gruber
Gruber in 1963
Personal information
Full name Joseph Karl Gruber
Date of birth (1912-05-04)4 May 1912
Place of birth Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 29 September 1967(1967-09-29) (aged 55)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1932 Austria Wien
1932–1934 Le Havre
1935 Floriana
1938–1939 Alemannia Aachen
1941–1942 Hamburger SV
1944–1951 Alemannia Aachen
Managerial career
1949 Alemannia Aachen
1954–1957 Vitesse Arnhem
1957–1959 DOS
1959–1961 DWS
1961–1962 DOS
1962–1963 Ajax
1964–1966 Vitesse Arnhem
1967 Pittsburgh Phantoms
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Joseph was born in Vienna, the son of Viktoria Paiha and Joseph Gruber.[9] He was married to Agnes Margarete Savelsberg.[9]

References
  1. "Pepi Gruber".
  2. "Trainer Pepi Gruber in Wenen overleden - NDC mediagroep - de Krant van Toen".
  3. "Ajax - Joseph Gruber". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  4. "Ahnentafel | Archiv | Alemannia Aachen".
  5. "Home".
  6. "Pepi Gruber mag Ajax trainen DOS onderhandelt met de Noorse Oostenrijker Kment". De Tijd de Maasbode. August 1962.
  7. "Vitesse; contentframe". www.scarlet.nl. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  8. "NASL Coaches Registry". Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  9. "Josef Karl Gruber". Archief Amsterdam. Retrieved 19 March 2020.


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