Franz Cisar

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 Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1929 Hertha Wien
1929–1935 Wiener AC
1935–1936 Moravská Slavia Brno
1936–1937 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)) was an Austrian footballer who played as a defender for Austria in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. His career lasted from 1926 to 1938.

Club career

Cisar played for several Austrian clubs before moving abroad for a season at Metz.

International career

His first cap was against Hungary on 1 October 1933.[citation needed]

He took part in the 1934 FIFA World Cup where he played all of Austria's four games. 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 on 10 August 1943, aged 34. He had already been wounded in action.

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. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Franz Cisar". FC Metz. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "1934 FIFA World Cup Austrian's squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Family Obituary Franz Cisar". Das Kleine Blatt.