Franz Jelinek
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1922[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 1944 (aged 21) | ||
| Place of death | Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wiener Sport-Club | |||
| International career | |||
| 1940 | Germany | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franz Jelinek (19 July 1922 – 20 May 1944) was an Austrian footballer who played as a forward for Wiener Sport-Club and the Germany national team.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Jelinek served as an obergefreiter (corporal) in the German Army during the Second World War. He was killed in action in Italy on 20 May 1944 and was buried in Monte Cassino German war cemetery.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Franz Jelinek at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Kicker Fußball-Almanach 2011: Mit aktuellem Bundesliga-Spieler-ABC. Stiebner Verlag GmbH. August 2010. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-3-7679-0914-4. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Franz Jelinek". Volksbund. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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- German Army soldiers of World War II
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