Franz Cisar (28 November 1908 – 10 August 1943)) was an
Austria
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n footballer who played for
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
in the
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.
The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...
.
His career lasted from 1926 to 1938.
Club career
Cisar played for several Austrian clubs before moving abroad for a season at FC Metz
International career
His first cap was against Hungary on 1st October 1933.
He took part in the
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934.
The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...
where he played the whole 4 games of
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
.
The third place play-off lost against
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
was his last cap.
Death
In the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
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.
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1908 births
Place of birth missing
1943 deaths
Austrian men's footballers
Austria men's international footballers
1934 FIFA World Cup players
FC Metz players
Ligue 1 players
Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Men's association football defenders
German Army soldiers of World War II
German Army personnel killed in World War II
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