Matthias Kaburek (9 February 1911 – 17 February 1976) was an

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player.

Club career

Born in

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, Kaburek played most of his career at local giants Rapid Wien. He also had a spell at French league sides Metz, alongside compatriot and fellow World Cup player Franz Cisar, and Longwy. For

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, Kaburek played 435 games and scored 520 goals.

International career

As a player Kaburek was part of

Austria national football team The Austria national football team (german: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußba ...

at 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 ...

. He also played one match for

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in 1939.

Honours

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(1): ** 1935 Österreichs Torschützenkönige
- Oberliga.at

References

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