Rudolf Rupec
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Date of birth
17 September 1895 or 17 November 1896
Place of birth
Grubišno Polje, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Date of death
1 July 1983 (aged 87)
Place of death
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 September 1895 or 17 November 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Grubišno Polje, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1983 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1920 | Rapid Wien | 68 | (1) |
| 1920–1923 | Građanski Zagreb | 62 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1917–1918 | Austria | 10 | (0) |
| 1920–1924 | Kingdom of SCS | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1938 | HAŠK Zagreb | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rudolf Rupec (17 September 1895 or 17 November 1896 – 1 July 1983) was a Croatian footballer who played for the national teams of Austria and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He also competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
He began his career at SK Rapid Wien in 1911 and from 1913 to 1920 was on the club's first squad. In 1920 he joined a top Croatian side HŠK Građanski Zagreb. He played with the club until the end of his career in 1928. With the club he won the national championship of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1923 and 1926.
