The ÖFB team is fighting Cyprus in Linz for the next three points in the World Cup qualification. Before the kick -off, it was briefly emotional.
In the game against Cyprus, the Austrian national team has a mourning floral to commemorate the long-time ÖFB president Leo Windtner. For his honor, a funeral minute was also held before the kick -off.
The former general director of Energie AG and ÖFB President (2009-2021) Leo Windtner died on August 8 at the age of 74 on a hike to Traunstein, according to ORF, was killed in a cardiac arrest.
Long -time president
According to the mountain rescue information, this was alerted at 7:50 a.m., and the rescue chain was then started. 15 mountain rescuers were on duty, three of whom rose to the scene at around 800 meters above sea level. However, the helpers could no longer do anything for the 74-year-old. Windtner was flown from the mountain using a emergency helicopter. The emergency doctor still tried to revive him, but unsuccessfully.
The Upper Austrian shaped the domestic economy and sport for many years. In the ÖFB-AMTSzeit Windtners, Marcel Koller was appointed as a team manager and the first qualification for one euro 2016.
