Franz Cisar (28 November 1908 – 10 August 1943)) 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 ...

n footballer who played for

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

where he played the whole 4 games of

. 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 {{Austria-footy-defender-stub