Emil Urch
Personal information
Full name Emil Urch
Date of birth (1911-07-18)18 July 1911
Place of birth Pula, Croatia-Slavonia,
Austria-Hungary
Date of death 24 June 1980(1980-06-24) (aged 68)
Place of death Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934 ZŠK Viktorija
1935–1945 Građanski Zagreb 55 (0)
1945–1947 Dinamo Zagreb
1948–1951 NK Jaska
International career
1942 Independent State of Croatia 2 (0)
Managerial career
1948–1951 NK Jaska (player-manager)
1953–1955 NK Jaska
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emil Urch (18 July 1911 – 24 June 1980), nicknamed Urec, was a Croatian footballer who played as a goalkeeper and made two appearances for the Croatia national team.[1] He also occasionally played as a forward for NK Jaska, in addition to his usual role as goalkeeper.[2] He later worked as a manager for lower-division clubs in Zagreb.[3]

Career

Urch made his international debut for the Independent State of Croatia, a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany, on 5 April 1942 in a friendly match against Italy, which finished as a 0–4 loss in Genoa. He earned his second and final cap six days later on 11 April in a friendly match against Bulgaria, which finished as a 0–6 loss in Zagreb.[4]

Personal life

Urch died on 24 June 1980 at the age of 69.[1]

Career statistics

International

Croatia[4]
YearAppsGoals
194220
Total20

References

  1. 1 2 Emil Urch at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Emil Urch". NK Jaska (in Croatian). 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. "Emil Urch". GNK Dinamo Zagreb (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Emil Urch". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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