Georg Braun (footballer)

Georg Braun

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
Playing 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	Stade Rennais	124	(6)
1939	LASK Linz
National team
1928-1935	Austria	13	(1)
Teams managed
1946-1952	LASK Linz
	Öberösterreichischer Fußballverband
	Ethiopia
1956-1957	SK VÖEST Linz
	SV Grün-Weiß Micheldorf
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Georg Braun (22 February 1907 – 22 September 1963) was an Austrian footballer and coach.

Club career

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 football team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.^[1] He earned 13 caps, scoring one goal.

Honours

• Austrian Cup (1):
  • 1931

External links

• Georg Braun at National-Football-Teams.com

References

1. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA

• Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.