Georg Braun | |
Birth Date: | 22 February 1907 |
Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
Death Place: | Linz, Austria |
Height: | 1.72 m |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | 1922–1923 |
Youthclubs1: | Daunaustadt |
Years1: | 1923–1925 |
Years2: | 1925–1935 |
Clubs2: | Wiener AC |
Years3: | 1935 |
Clubs3: | SC Wacker Wien |
Years4: | 1935–1939 |
Clubs4: | Rennes |
Caps4: | 124 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Years5: | 1939 |
Clubs5: | LASK |
Nationalyears1: | 1928–1935 |
Nationalteam1: | Austria |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Manageryears1: | 1946–1952 |
Managerclubs1: | LASK Linz |
Managerclubs2: | Öberösterreichischer Fußballverband |
Managerclubs3: | Ethiopia |
Manageryears4: | 1956–1957 |
Managerclubs4: | SK VÖEST Linz |
Managerclubs5: | SV Grün-Weiß Micheldorf |
Georg Braun (22 February 1907 – 22 September 1963)[1] was an Austrian football player and coach who played the 1934 FIFA World Cup with Austria.[2]
Born and raised in Vienna, in the vicinity of the Prater, Braun played 10 years for local side Wiener AC, with whom he reached the 1931 Mitropa Cup Final, which they lost to city rivals First Vienna. He once won the league title with WAC.
Nicknamed Schurl, Braun was part of Austria national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup[3] and played the match for the third place.[4]
He earned 13 caps between 1928 and 1935, scoring one goal against Hungary on 2 October 1932[5]
Wiener AC