Rudolf Steiner (footballer, born 1903)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 October 1903[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Temesvár, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 24 January 1994 (aged 90) | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1932 | Chinezul Timișoara[a] | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1926–1928 | Romania | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rudolf Steiner I (20 October 1903 – 24 January 1994) was a Romanian football midfielder.[2][3][4]
Club career
Steiner was born on 20 October 1903 in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Romania).[1][5] In 1926 he went to play for Chinezul Timișoara.[2] He won the title at the end of his first season, playing 15 games and scoring once under coaches Frontz Dőme and Jenő Konrád, also being teammates with his brother, Adalbert.[2][6][7] His spell at Chinezul ended in 1932.[2]
International career
Steiner played five games for Romania.[1] He and his brother Adalbert made their debut together on 7 May 1926 under coach Teofil Morariu in a friendly that ended with a 3–1 away victory against Turkey.[1][8] His following two games were a victory and a loss against Yugoslavia in the friendly King Alexander's Cup.[1] His last two appearances for the national team were a 4–2 home win over Turkey in a friendly and a 3–1 away loss to Yugoslavia during another King Alexander's Cup.[1]
Steiner was selected by coach Constantin Rădulescu for Romania's squad for the 1930 World Cup, but he did not play.[9]
Personal life
Steiner's father, Karl Steiner, was a Bohemian-born engineer who settled in Temesvár, where he married and had eight children.[5] One of Steiner's brothers, Adalbert, was also a footballer, and they played together for Chinezul Timișoara and Romania's national team.[10]
Death
Steiner died on 24 January 1994 at age 90.[1]
Honours
Chinezul Timișoara
Notes
- ^ Only the statistics for the Divizia A 1926–27 season are available.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Rudolf Steiner". European Football. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Rudolf Steiner at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Rudolf Steiner at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Rudolf Steiner at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Nostalgii timişorene: Povestea uzinei de gaz din Timişoara, apărută în 1858" [Timisoara nostalgia: The story of the gas plant in Timisoara, built in 1858] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Cornel Lazăr, creatorul marilor Chinezul și Ripensia. Un vizionar al fotbalului românesc" [Cornel Lazăr, the creator of the great Chinese and Ripensia. A visionary of Romanian football] (in Romanian). Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
"Timișoara, regina fotbalului românesc interbelic" [Timisoara, the queen of interwar Romanian football] (in Romanian). Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
"Jenő Konrád profile". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 May 2025. - ^ "Adalbert Steiner". European Football. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
"Turkey - Romania 1:3". European Football. Retrieved 20 May 2020. - ^ "România la CM 1930 "Și noi am fost pe Conte Verde"" [Romania at the World Cup 1930 "We were on Conte Verde too"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Cel mai ghinionist timişorean de la Montevideo. Povestea lui Adalbert Steiner, care nu a jucat decât o repriză la primul campionat mondial de fotbal" [The most unlucky Timisoara resident in Montevideo. The story of Adalbert Steiner, who only played one half at the first world football championship] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.