Karl Stürmer

Karl Stürmer (9 October 1882 – 1943) was an Austrian professional footballer and manager.

Footballer
As a footballer, he grew up in Wiener Cricket; then he played as full-back for First Vienna FC and as midfielder for Wiener AC.

With Wiener AC won a Tagblatt Pokal in 1901. He even played two matches with Austria national team.

Coach
In 1918 Stürmer began a long career as manager in Austria and Italy.

He managed Reggiana and Prato in Divisione Nazionale and Torino, Alessandria, Lazio, Livorno and Juventus (as Virginio Rosetta assistant) in Serie A.

Death
He died in 1943, shot by the Germans in Faenza, Italy, during Nazi German occupation of the country in World War II.