More reading, more learning: Evidently Köglberger, who died in 2018, was the first Black player to appear for Austria, and one of the all-time greats of LASK Linz. His father was an American serviceman; he had no relationship with him and knew little about him at least as recently as 2014. More in this (German) obituary: https://www.nachrichten.at/sport/fu...auert-um-Helmut-Koeglberger;art127116,3014837 https://kurier.at/meinung/kolumnen/...ielen-leben-des-helmut-koeglberger/82.952.747 Wiki has him as having played his entire career for Austrian teams, LASK mostly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Köglberger This piece, also in German, adds more detail and more of his voice, including that he almost transferred to the Bundesliga, but it didn't happen. https://www.oepb.at/allerlei/helmut-koeglberger-erinnerungen-an-eine-braune-perle.html This is his son, Stefan, an '83 who has played and coached at various levels. https://acakorofootball.com/web/en/meet-the-team/ https://www.transfermarkt.us/stefan-koglberger/profil/spieler/316671
There's a lot more in this (German) feature, which details his youth, life and career. https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000028678344/besatzungskind-teamkapitaen-mensch