Alfred Eisenbeisser

Football

Alfred Eisenbeisser started his career at Jahn Cernăuţi. In 1930, he joined another team from Cernăuţi, Dragoş Vodă, and shortly after he was selected in the Romania squad for the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He made his debut for the Romania national football team at the tournament, playing in the two matches against Peru and Uruguay. On the trip back to Romania, he nearly died because of pneumonia, after having a bath with cold water. When the ship arrived to Genoa, Italy, he was interned in a sanatory. The Romanian staff called also a priest to make a Eucharist service, because his condition was critical. When the Romanian players returned in the country, they announced Alfred's death. However, he recovered and returned home, exactly when his mother was preparing the funeral repast. She fainted when she saw her son alive. After playing two years for Dragoș Vodă Cernăuți, he moved to Venus București. He made his debut in October 1932, against CA Oradea. In his second of the ten seasons spent as a Venus player, he won his first Divizia A champion title. He won another two championships in 1937 and 1939. He retired from his footballing career in 1944.

Figure skating

Alfred was also a successful figure skater. At the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, he and his partner Irina Timcic finished seventh in the mixed pair events. Again with Irina Timcic, he took part at the 1936 Winter Olympics, finishing 13th. His last major figure skating competition…