Karl Stürmer (9 October 1882 – 1943) was an Austrian professional footballer and manager.
As a footballer, he grew up in Wiener Cricket; then he played as full-back for First Vienna FC and as midfielder for Wiener AC.[1]
With Wiener AC he won a Tagblatt Pokal in 1901.[2] He played two matches with Austria national team.[3]
In 1918 Stürmer began a long career as manager in Austria and Italy.
He managed Reggiana and Prato in Divisione Nazionale and Torino, Alessandria, Lazio, Livorno and Juventus (as Virginio Rosetta assistant) in Serie A.[1][4]
He died in 1943, shot by the Germans in Faenza, Italy, during Nazi German occupation of the country in World War II.[5]
