Herbert Ninaus (31 March 1937 in
Voitsberg
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- 24 April 2015) was an Austrian-Australian international Football player and manager.
Career
Herbert Ninaus began his career at FC St. Veit, after which he, and later his brother, moved to first division side GAK.
The winger soon debuted in the Austrian league in the 1954/55 season, becoming a regular player. After a strong 1957/58 season, scoring 24 goals in 25 games, Herbert Ninaus was called up for the
1958 World Cup
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but was not used. He was needed only a short time later, however, making his international debut against Yugoslavia on 5 October 1958 and celebrated the occasion by scoring a goal.
During the winter break in 1958/59, Ninaus decided to emigrate to Australia, where he played at
Sydney Prague
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and was a member of their
New South Wales Division One championship winning team in 1959. Later he played for
Sydney Hakoah
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and scored the decisive goal in their
1965 Australia Cup triumph. After becoming an Australian citizen he played two B international games in 1964 for
Australia against touring English team
Everton F.C., scoring three goals. He also played several times for New South Wales.
After finishing his playing career, Ninaus worked as a trainer for Marrickville and Canterbury.
Achievements
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New South Wales Division One champions: 1959
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Australia Cup winner: 1965
* 2 caps and 1 goal for the
Austria national football team
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, 1958
* 2 caps and 3 goals for the
Australia National Football team Australia national soccer team may refer to:
* Australia men's national soccer team
** Australia men's national under-23 soccer team
** Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
** Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
** Australia men' ...
, 1964
See also
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References
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1937 births
2015 deaths
Australian men's soccer players
Austrian men's footballers
Australia men's international soccer players
Austria men's international footballers
Grazer AK players
1958 FIFA World Cup players
Austrian emigrants to Australia
Men's association football forwards
Sydney FC Prague players
People from Voitsberg
Footballers from Styria