Hans Menasse (5 March 1930 – 28 February 2022) was an Austrian

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who played as a

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.Ex-Vienna-Meisterkicker Hans Menasse tot
orf.at, 28 February 2022, retrieved 28 February 2022. Menasse, who was Jewish, was evacuated to the United Kingdom as a child, where he grew up, beginning his career at

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. He played in two matches for the Austria national team from 1953 to 1954. Menasse died on 28 February 2022, at the age of 91.

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* 1930 births 2022 deaths Austrian Jews Austrian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Austria men's international footballers Footballers from Vienna Luton Town F.C. players First Vienna FC players FK Austria Wien players 1. Wiener Neustädter SC players {{Austria-footy-bio-stub