Wilhelm Kreuz nicknamed "Willy" or "Willi", is a former Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n footballer

Football (soccer)

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Club career

During his club career he played for Admira Energie (1966–1972), Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....

 (1972–1974), Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord Rotterdam

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 (1974–1978), and SK VÖEST Linz

FC Linz

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 (1978–1982).

He is placed as 76th best Feyenoord player ever in the book "De Top en Flop 100".

International career

He made his debut for Austria

Austria national football team

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 in an April 1969 World Cup qualification match against Cyprus

Cyprus national football team

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 and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup

1978 FIFA World Cup

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. He earned 56 caps, scoring 12 goals. His last international was a June 1981 World Cup qualification match against Finland

Finland national football team

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External links

• Profile - SK VÖEST
• Profile - Feyenoord Fansite
• Career stats - National Football Teams