| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franz Fuchsberger | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolfsbach, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 1992 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Linz, Austria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –19?? | 1. Ennser Sportklub | ||
| 19??-1926 | SV Urfahr | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926-1943 | SV Urfahr | ||
| 1944 | SK Rapid Wien | 1 | |
| International career | |||
| 1929 | Austria Amateurs | 4 | (0) |
| 1936 | Austria Olympic team | 4 | (1) |
| 1936 | Austria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franz Fuchsberger (born September 28, 1910, in Wolfsbach; died October 27, 1992, in Linz) was an Austrian footballer. The forward won a silver medal with the Austrian amateur team at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He became the first player from a club based outside Vienna to play in the Austrian national football team.
Franz Fuchsberger began his career in a youth team at 1. Ennser Sportklub. After moving to Lustenau (near Linz), Fuchsberger started playing for the youth team of SV Urfahr. Fuchsberger made his debut for Urfahr's first team at the age of 16. With 17 he was already a regular starter at left-wing.
At the turn of the year 1944, Fuchsberger moved to the capital to join SK Rapid Wien, where he made a single appearance in Austria's top division. After just six months in Vienna, Fuchsberger ended his active football career in the summer of 1944.
Franz Fuchsberger was a key player for the Austrian amateur national team. He made his debut on September 1, 1929, in a 3–1 victory over Czechoslovakia in Brno. In 1936, coach Jimmy Hogan selected him for the Olympic Games in Berlin, a trip he made alongside his club teammate Karl Wallmüller. Fuchsberger appeared in all four of the Austrian team's matches in Berlin. They lost the Olympic final to Italy 1–2 in extra time. Fuchsberger scored the only goal for Austria. Hugo Meisl selected the amateur forward for the professional national team . So he was the first player not coming from a Viennese team. He played on 27 September 1936 in a 5-3 loss versus Hungary.