Alfred Körner

Alfred Körner spent the majority of his domestic career, from 1942 through 1959, with SK Rapid Wien, making 286 appearances for the club and scoring 157 goals. During that time, he helped the team win seven premier league titles (1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, and 1957), the Austrian Cup in 1946, and the Central European Cup in 1951. He ended his career with six appearances and one goal for SK Admira Wien (now known as FC Admira Wacker Mödling) from 1959 through 1961.

Internationally, he was a member of the Austrian national team from 1946 through 1958 and scored 14 goals across 47 caps. Among these tournaments were the 1948 London Olympics, where Austria was eliminated by upcoming gold medalist Sweden in round one, the 1954 World Cup, where Austria came in third, and the 1958 World Cup, where Austria was eliminated in the group stage.

Following the end of his competitive career, Körner turned to management and headed First Vienna FC from 1964 through 1967. His brother Robert was also an Austrian international who played over 200 games with SK Rapid Wien, but never made an appearance at the Olympics, although he was with Austria at the 1954 World Cup. Alfred died in January 2020, two days after his longtime teammate Turl Wagner.