Alexander Popovic

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Alexander Popovic
Popovic as a player.
Personal information
Full name Alexander Popovic
Date of birth 18 July 1891
Place of birth    Vienna, Austria
Playing position Defender
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1911-1922
1922-1923
1923-1924
1924-1925
Austria Vienna
Rapid Vienna
Austria Vienna
Wiener AC
   
National team
Austria 33 (1)
Teams managed


1941-1945
Hertha Berlin
Minerva Berlin
Lazio
Bologna

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Alexander "Xandl" Popovic (18 July 1891 - September 1952) also known by different variations of his last name such as Popovich, Poppovich and Popovic I, was a professional football player and manager from Austria.

He played all of his club football in Vienna, most prominently for Austria Vienna where he spent over a decade, winning the Austrian Cup twice and the Austrian Championship. He also won the Austrian Championship with Rapid Vienna.[1]

After retiring from playing, he moved into the management field, managing top clubs in Germany, such as Hertha Berlin and later Italy, where he managed Lazio and Bologna.

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