Olympedia – Josef Pecanka

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Non-starter • Coach
Sex	Male
Full name	Josef•Pecanka
Used name	Josef•Pecanka
Nick/petnames	Sepperl
Born	7 April 1925 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died	28 July 2015 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Affiliations	Post SV, Wien (AUT)
NOC	Austria

Biography

Josef Pecanka played hockey (field) for Austria at the 1952 Olympic Games, alongside his brother, Robert Pecanka. Josef, Robert, and another brother, Alois, dominated hockey in Austria for several years.

Josef Pecanka also played football with Simmeringer AC, and later became a coach, leading the Austrian women’s hockey team at the 1980 Moskva Olympics. In 1982 he led the Austrian women’s junior team to the European Junior title, led by two of his daughters, Elli and Gitti. Pecanka also coached football, leading Wien Austria to the Austrian Cup title in 1974, and Rapid Wien to the same title in 1976. He was also known as one of the inventors and pioneers of indoor hockey (field).