Adalbert Steiner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Temesvár, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 10 December 1984 (aged 77) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1921–1922 | Unirea Timișoara | ||
| 1922–1924 | Chinezul Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1929 | Chinezul Timișoara[a] | 32 | (0) |
| 1929–1930 | CA Timișoara | ||
| International career | |||
| 1926–1930 | Romania | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adalbert Steiner II (24 January 1907 – 10 December 1984) was a Romanian football defender.
Club career[edit]
His career in club football was spent at Unirea Timișoara between 1921 and 1922, he played at Chinezul Timișoara from 1922 until 1929 where he won three Divizia A titles and he finished his career in 1929–1930 at CA Timișoara.[1]
International career[edit]
Adalbert Steiner played ten games for Romania.[2] He and his brother Rudolf made their debut together in a 3–1 away victory against Turkey in 1926.[2][3][4] Adalbert played two games at the 1929–31 Balkan Cup, a tournament that was won by Romania.[2] He was part of Romania's squad at the 1930 World Cup playing in the first game, a 3–1 victory against Peru in which he got an injury from which he never recovered, ending his career.[2][5][6]
Personal life[edit]
His father, Karl Steiner was an engineer that was born in Bohemia who settled in Temesvár where he got married and had eight children.[7][8] One of Adalbert's brothers, Rudolf Steiner was also a footballer, they played together at Chinezul Timișoara and Romania's national team.[9]
Honours[edit]
Chinezul Timișoara
Romania
Notes[edit]
- ^ Only the statistics for the 1925–26 and 1926–27 Divizia A seasons are available.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Adalbert Steiner at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e "Adalbert Steiner". European Football. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Rudolf Steiner". European Football. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Turkey - Romania 1:3". European Football. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Peru - Romania 1:3". European Football. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Descoperire unică: poveștile și arhiva foto din Uruguay 1930 ale românului care a marcat într-un picior în primul nostru meci la un Mondial" [Unique discovery: the stories and photo archive from Uruguay 1930 of the Romanian who scored with one foot in our first match at a World Cup] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ÎN AMINTIREA LEGENDELOR: Adalbert Steiner, Chinezul Timișoara" [IN MEMORY OF THE LEGENDS: Adalbert Steiner, Chinezul Timisoara] (in Romanian). Ripensiatimisoara.ro. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "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 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Balkan Cup 1929–31". European Football. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
External links[edit]
- Adalbert Steiner at National-Football-Teams.com
- Adalbert Steiner at WorldFootball.net
- Adalbert Steiner – FIFA competition record (archived)
