Franz Binder
Franz Binder (1 December 1911 – 24 April 1989) was an Austrian football player and coach. He played for SK Rapid Wien as a forward. He was born in St. Pölten and died in Vienna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franz Binder | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | St.Pölten, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 1989 (aged 77) | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930 - 1949 | SK Rapid Wien | ||
| National team | |||
| 1933-1938 1939 - 1941 1945 - 1947 | Austria Germany Austria | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1949-1951 1952-1954 1954–1955 1960–1962 1962–1966 1969–1970 1975–1976 | Rapid Wien SSV Jahn Regensburg 1. FC Nuremberg PSV Eindhoven Rapid Wien TSV 1860 München Rapid Wien SW Bregenz FC Kufstein | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Binder played his whole career for SK Rapid Wien, where he started at the age of 19.[1] With Rapid he won 3 times the Austrian Championship and in 1941 the German Championship, bacause Austria was then occupied by Germany. In the match versus Schalke 04 he scored three of the four goals for Rapid.
He played in the Austrian national football team 14 times before the Second World War and 5 times after the war. For Germany he played between 1938 and 1941 nine times and scored ten goals. For Austria he scored 16 times in 19 matches.
Franz Binder scored 421 goals in 347 matches for Rapid, Austria and Germany. Altogether he scored 1006 goals in 756 matches.
Coach
After the end of his career he became coach in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. ( SSV Jahn Regensburg, PSV Eindhoven, 1. FC Nuremberg, 1860 München and Rapid Wien)
Player honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (4):
- 1935, 1938, 1946, 1948
- Great Germany Gauliga (2):
- 1940, 1941
- Wiener Cup (1):
- 1946
- German Cup (1):
- 1938
- Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (3):
- 1933, 1937, 1938
- Gauliga Top Goalscorer (3):
- 1939, 1940, 1941