Walter Kollmann (17 June 1932 – 16 May 2017) was an
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 ...
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footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
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Career
During his club career he played for
Wacker Wien
Wacker may refer to:
People
*Wacker von Wackenfels
* The Whacker, poker player Garry Bush's nickname
* Wacker (surname)
* ''Wacker'', a colloquial term for an inhabitant of Liverpool, England; a partial synonym for "scouser"
Places
* Wacker (He ...
. Kollmann earned 16 caps for the
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 Fußbal ...
, and participated in the
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzer ...
and the
1958 FIFA World Cup. He also represented Austria at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
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References
External links
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Walter Kollmann's obituary
1932 births
2017 deaths
Austrian men's footballers
Austria men's international footballers
Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Austria
1954 FIFA World Cup players
1958 FIFA World Cup players
Men's association football defenders
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