Georg Braun (footballer)
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Date of birth
22 February 1907
Place of birth
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Date of death
22 September 1963 (aged 56)
Place of death
Linz, Austria
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 22 September 1963 (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Linz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1922–1923 | Daunaustadt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1925 | SV Straßenbahn Wien | ||
| 1925–1935 | Wiener AC | ||
| 1935 | SC Wacker Wien | ||
| 1935–1939 | Rennes | 124 | (6) |
| 1939 | LASK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1928–1935 | Austria | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1952 | LASK Linz | ||
| Öberösterreichischer Fußballverband | |||
| Ethiopia | |||
| 1956–1957 | SK VÖEST Linz | ||
| SV Grün-Weiß Micheldorf | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Georg Braun (22 February 1907 – 22 September 1963)[2] was an Austrian football player and coach who played the 1934 FIFA World Cup with Austria.[3]
Born and raised in Vienna, in the vicinity of the Prater, Braun played 10 years for local side Wiener AC, with whom he reached the 1931 Mitropa Cup Final, which they lost to city rivals First Vienna. He once won the league title with WAC.
International career
Nicknamed Schurl, Braun was part of Austria national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup[4] and played the match for the third place.[5]
He earned 13 caps between 1928 and 1935, scoring one goal against Hungary on 2 October 1932[6]
