Johann Buzek

Johann Buzek (born 22 May 1938 in Wien) is a former Austrian football forward. He played for different clubs in Austria and the Austrian national football team.

Hans Buzek
Personal information
Full nameJohann Buzek
Date of birth (1938-05-22) 22 May 1938 (age 85)
Place of birthVienna, Nazi Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1950–1953First Vienna FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1953–1963First Vienna FC163(138)
1963–1967FK Austria Wien102(52)
1967–1969Wiener Sportclub41(18)
1969–1970FC Dornbirn27(4)
1970–1972SK Rapid Wien49(12)
1972–1973Austria Klagenfurt23(3)
Total405(227)
National team
1955–1969Austria42(9)
Teams managed
1973-1977Badener AC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Austria national football team in 1958 with the following players – from left to right, standing; Walter Horak, Ernst Happel, Karl Koller, Alfred Körner, Paul Halla, Walter Schleger; crouched: Helmut Senekowitsch, Gerhard Hanappi, Rudolf Szanwald, Franz Swoboda and Johann Buzek.

Club career

He is a goldsmith by profession. Buzek started his career in the youth ranks of Vienna. He stayed with them for 13 years. He also played for the other big capital teams Austria Wien, Wiener Sport-Club and Rapid Wien. In 1969/1970 he got relegated with Dornbirn. 1956 (with Vienna) and 1956 and 1966 ( with Austria Wien) he became top scorer of the league. After finishing his playing career with Austria Klagenfurt he became a full-time goldsmith in Baden bei Wien.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in an October 1955 match against Yugoslavia and earned a total of 42 caps, scoring 9 goals. At his debut he was 17 years und 161 days old and was the youngest team player till then.[1] He was a participant at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Manager career

From 1973 till 1977 he was coach of Badener AC.

Honours

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