Franz Cisar

Franz Cisar (born 28 November 1908, died August 1943[1]) was an Austrian footballer whose career lasted from 1926 to 1938.

Franz Cisar
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-11-28)28 November 1908
Place of birth Austria-Hungary
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1929 Hertha Wien
1929–1935 Wiener AC
1935–1936 Moravská Slavia Brno
1936–1937 FC Metz 8 (0)
1937–1938 Prostějov
National team
1933–1934 Austria 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Cisar played for several Austrian clubs before moving abroad for a season at FC Metz[2] in France.

International career

A defender, his most prominent moment came during the 1934 FIFA World Cup when he was a member of the Austria national football team.[3]

Death

In the Second World War Cisar served as 'Obergefreiter' (Corporal) in a German Army tank regiment when he was killed in action on the Eastern Front in Russia in August 1943. He had already been wounded in action.[1][4]

Honours

References

  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). Paris:L'Harmattan. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
  1. Franz Cisar gefallen. In: Salzburger Zeitung. Salzburger Landeszeitung. Salzburger Volksblatt, 30. August 1943, S. 4 https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?apm=0&aid=szt&datum=19430830&seite=4
  2. Profile Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine - FC Metz
  3. Franz Cisar – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. Family obituary Franz Cisar, Das Kleine Blatt newspaper, September 13, 1943, p.7.
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