Josef Uridil was an Austrian footballer and coach.
12 Facts About Josef Uridil
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Josef Uridil began to play football aged eight in the streets of his neighbourhood with his brother Franz.
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Pepi Josef Uridil played for numerous clubs in his youth, such as Sportklub Orion, Tasmania, Rekord and then Blue Star Vienne, before leaving for the great club of SK Rapid Wien in Hutteldorf.
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Josef Uridil was one of the main players in the Championship victory in 1921 against Wiener AC.
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Josef Uridil created his own brand of beer, Uridil, and a brand of sugar, Kracheln.
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Pepi Josef Uridil played a number of film roles, such as Pflicht und Ehre in 1924.
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Josef Uridil played for the Austria national football team between 1919 and 1926 and scored eight goals in eight games.
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Josef Uridil then moved to Ripensia Timisoara and the Romania national football team for the 1934 World Cup in Italy.
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Josef Uridil's team were beaten in the first round by eventual finalists, Czechoslovakia.
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Josef Uridil later coached Austrian side SC Helfort, then Beogradski SK in Yugoslavia in 1935.
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Josef Uridil then moved to Switzerland to coach FC Biel from 1936 to 1937, and FC Lucerne until 1938.
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Josef Uridil went on to train his former club, Rapid Vienna, for one season from 1953 to 1954.