Josef Stroh 1913 – 1991

Biography

Josef Stroh was born in Vienna on March 5, 1913, during a period of rich cultural and sporting development in Austria. Growing up in the Austrian capital, he developed a passion for football that would come to define much of his life. His early years in Vienna provided the foundation for his athletic pursuits during an era when football was rapidly gaining popularity across Europe.

Throughout his life, Stroh was known as a dedicated footballer, competing at a time when the sport was evolving and becoming increasingly organized across Austria and Germany. His involvement in football spanned a significant portion of the early-to-mid twentieth century, a period that saw tremendous growth in the sport’s popularity and professionalization. Stroh remained connected to Vienna throughout his life, the city of his birth serving as both his home and the center of his sporting endeavors.

Stroh spent his final years in his native Vienna, where he passed away on January 7, 1991, at the age of 77. His long life spanned nearly the entire twentieth century, witnessing tremendous changes in his homeland and in the world of sports. He was laid to rest at Jedleseer Friedhof in Vienna, a peaceful resting place in the city he called home.