Franz Jelinek

Not to be confused with Franz Jellinek.

Franz Jelinek

Personal information
Date of birth	(1922-07-19)19 July 1922[1]
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	20 May 1944(1944-05-20) (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

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

1. Franz Jelinek at WorldFootball.net
2. 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.
3. "Franz Jelinek". Volksbund. Retrieved 5 August 2021.