Franz Cisar
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-11-28)28 November 1908
Place of birth Austria-Hungary
Date of death 10 August 1943(1943-08-10) (aged 34)
Place of death Soviet Union
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
International career
1933–1934 Austria 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franz Cisar (28 November 1908 – 10 August 1943)[1]) was an Austrian footballer who played for Austria in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[2] His career lasted from 1926 to 1938.

Club career

Cisar played for several Austrian clubs before moving abroad for a season at FC Metz[3]

International career

His first cap was against Hungary on 1st October 1933.[4]

He took part in the 1934 FIFA World Cup where he played the whole 4 games of Austria.[5] The third place play-off lost against Germany was his last cap.

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 10 August 1943, aged 34. He had already been wounded in action.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Franz Cisar gefallen. In: Salzburger Zeitung. Salzburger Landeszeitung. Salzburger Volksblatt, 30. August 1943, S. 4". Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 2 April 2022.From National Library of Austria (German language.)
  2. ^ "1934 FIFA World Cup Austrian's squad". FIFA. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Franz Cisar". FC Metz. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Franz Cizar". Football Database. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ "1934 FIFA World Cup Austrian's squad". FIFA. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Family Obituary Franz Cisar". Das Kleine Blatt.

External links

Austria squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup fourth place
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