Alexander Popovic

Not to be confused with the Australian soccer player, Alexandar Popovic.

Alexander Popovic

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Personal information
Full name	Alexander Popovic
Date of birth	18 July 1891
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	30 September 1952(1952-09-30) (aged 61)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1911–1922	SV Amateure Wien
1922–1923	Rapid Vienna	13	(0)
1923–1924	Amateure Wien
1924–1925	Wiener AC
International career
1911–1923	Austria	33	(1)
Managerial career
	Hertha Berlin
	Minerva Berlin
1941–1943	Lazio
	Bologna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander "Xandl" Popovic (18 July 1891 - September 1952) also known by different variations of his last name such as Popovich, Pops, Poppovich and Popovic I, was a professional football player and manager from Austria.

Club career

He played all of his club football in Vienna, most prominently for Austria Vienna, where he spent over a decade, winning the Austrian Cup twice and the Austrian Championship. He also won the Austrian Championship with Rapid Vienna.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in October 1911 against Germany. He earned 33 caps, scoring one goal.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, he moved into the management field, managing top clubs in Germany, such as Hertha Berlin and later Italy, where he managed Lazio and Bologna.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
  • 1923, 1924
• Austrian Cup (2):
  • 1921, 1924

External links

• Alexander Popovic at National-Football-Teams.com
• Rapid stats - Rapid Archive