Gerald Messlender (1 October 1961 – 20 June 2019) was an Austrian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

defender. During his club career, Messlender played for Admira Wacker Wien,

Tirol Innsbruck FC Tirol Innsbruck was an Football in Austria, Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol (state), Tyrol which existed between 1993 and 2002, when bankruptcy was declared. History It was – after the establishment of FC Swaro ...

and

SC Austria Lustenau Sportclub Austria Lustenau is a professional association football club based in the town of Lustenau, Vorarlberg, Austria, that competes in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top tier of the Austrian football league system. Founded in 1914, ...

. He also featured in the Austria squad for the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

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* 1961 births 2019 deaths Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Men's association football defenders 1982 FIFA World Cup players FC Swarovski Tirol players Sportspeople from Baden bei Wien Footballers from Lower Austria FC Admira Wacker Mödling players SC Austria Lustenau players SKN St. Pölten players {{austria-footy-defender-stub