Erich Habitzl (9 October 1923 – 26 September 2007) was an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

n footballer. He played for Austria at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. After his international play, he played as a forward for

Admira Wien Admira Wacker is an Austrian professional Association football, football club based in Maria Enzersdorf, a town in the Mödling District of Lower Austria. The team competes in the 2. Liga (Austria), 2. Liga, the second tier of the Football in Au ...

, able to switch between center forward and inside right. Habitzl,

Karl Huber Karl Huber was a notable Austrian international footballer. He made his mark on the football field, representing Admira Wien Admira Wacker is an Austrian professional Association football, football club based in Maria Enzersdorf, a town in ...

, and Josef Eisener together formed a noted forward line for Admira.

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* * 1923 births 2007 deaths Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Admira Wacker players RC Lens players FC Nantes players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in France Austrian expatriate sportspeople in France Olympic footballers for Austria Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-footy-forward-stub