Georg Braun
Georg Braun (22 February 1907 – 22 September 1963) was an Austrian football forward and coach. He played mainly for Wiener AC. He also played for the Austrian national football team.
| 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 | |||
Club career
He began his career as a striker at Donaustadt . Then he went to the second division team SV Strassenbahn in 1923. 1925 he went to WAC and played 10 years for this team. With the club he reached the 1931 Mitropa Cup Final. They lost the match versus First Vienna. He won one league title with WAC and was thre times (1928, 1932, 1935) in the Cup final. From 1935 till 1939 he played for Stades Rennais in France. After coming back he was playing manager of LASK.
International career
He debuted on 6 May 1928 in a away match versus Hungary. Braun was part of Austria national football team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[1] He earned 13 caps, scoring one goal. Overall he played 13 international matches for Austria from 1928 to 1935. He was also called up 25 times for the Vienna and Lower Austrian teams.
Manager career
During World War II he was soldier and was taken prisoner by the Soviets. After his return from the Soviet Union 1946 he worked until 1952 as a coach at the Linzer ASK and finally became the Upper Austrian association coach. He was then in charge of the Ethiopian national team as team manager before taking up coaching at the regional league club SK VOEST Linz in 1956. Finally he managed SV Micheldorf in Upper Austria.
Honours
- Austrian Cup (1): 1931
- 1934 FIFA World Cup:Semifinals
- 13 matches and one goal for the Austrian national football team 1928 - 1935
External links
- Georg Braun at National-Football-Teams.com
Georg Braun Media
A 1581 bird's-eye etching of Zürich, published by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg.
Historical view of Trier, Germany, published in Civitates Orbis Terrarum with Frans Hogenberg
Kronborg Castle and the Øresund
Historical view of the town of Leipzig, Germany. Latin text on verso, "Lipsia." Published in Cologne in the year 1617. The coat of arms of the city of Leipzig is depicted near the map title.
Bird's-eye views of Mexico City and Cuzco. The view of Mexico City or Tenochtitlán includes causeways, dikes, the central plaza with temples and the statue of an idol, people boating, outlying settlements around Lake Texcoco, and three indigenous people.
References
- ↑ "FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Georg BRAUN". web.archive.org. 2011-08-16. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.