Josip Scholz
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | May 1945 (aged 46–47) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1917-1928 | Concordia Zagreb | ||
| National team | |||
| 1920-1923 | Yugoslavia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
| Josip Scholz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1898 Zagreb |
| Died | May 1945 (aged 46–47) |
| Allegiance |
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Independent State of Croatia |
| Rank | Croatian Home Guard-General pješaštva |
Josip Šolc or Josip Scholz (Germanised spelling) (1898 – May 1945)[1] was a Croatian soldier and footballer. Born in Zagreb, he competed for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
He was a member of the Nazi-backed Croatian Home Guard. Šolc was commander of the Zagreb Garrison Command.[3][4] In August 1942 he was awarded the Military Order of the Iron Trefoil 4th Class Cross with Oak Wreath. He was promoted to the rank of infantry general on December 22, 1944.
He was executed in Belgrade in 1945.
References
- ↑ Josip Scholz's profile at Sports Reference.com
- ↑ FIFA Player Statistics: Josip SOLC
- ↑ Charles D. Pettibone The Organization and Order Of Battle of Militaries in World War II 2012 Page 274 "Zagreb Garrison Brigade (Zagrebacki Posadni Zdrug) (07/20/43, HQ Zagreb City Command; 04/01/44, ... Josip Šolc (03/45, Commanding Officer, 1st Assault Division) 08/44 unknown? 12/01/44, reformed 20th Domobran Brigade - see 20th Domobran ..."
- ↑ Order of battle of Croatian Home Defense Army
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