Ladislaus Kurpiel
Kurpiel began in 1896 at the age of thirteen with club football at DFC Germania Prague. Soon he went to the newly formed city rivals DFC Prague. He was known and feared for his powerful long-range shots. His greatest success at club level was in 1903. DFC Prague reached the  the final of the German championship. They  lost 7-2 against VfB Leipzig. Only in the 1903/04 season he played for   Vienna Cricket and Football-Club, with which he reached the final of the Challenge Cup.