Helmut Köglberger

Helmut Köglberger
Personal information
Date of birth	12 January 1946
Place of birth	Steyr, Austria
Date of death	23 September 2018 (aged 72)
Place of death	Linz, Austria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1964	SK Amateure Steyr
1964–1968	LASK
1968–1974	Austria/WAC
1975–1981	LASK
International career
1965–1976	Austria
Managerial career
2011–2012	LASK II
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Helmut Köglberger (12 January 1946 – 23 September 2018) was an Austrian professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Austria national football team.^[1]

Köglberger was the Austrian league top scorer in 1968/69 and 1974/75.^[2]

Early life

Köglberger was born on 12 January 1946 in Steyr to an African American father and Austrian mother.^[3]

^ "Helmut Köglberger". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^ Hans Schöggl, Gerhard Öhlinger, Simon Preston and Roberto Di Maggio (8 June 2017). "Austria - List of Top Scorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Oberösterreichs Fußball trauert um Helmut Köglberger". nachrichten.at.