Franz Cisar

Franz Cisar
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-11-28)28 November 1908
Place of birth Austria-Hungary
Date of death 10 August 1943(1943-08-10) (aged 34)
Place of death Soviet Union
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1929 Hertha Wien
1929–1935 Wiener AC
1935–1936 Moravská Slavia Brno
1936–1937 FC Metz 8 (0)
1937–1938 Prostějov
National team
1933–1934 Austria 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Franz Cisar (28 November 1908 – 10 August 1943[1]) was an Austrian football defender.

Club career

Franz Cisar began his career with Hertha in the second division. In 1927 they were promoted to the first division. In spring 1929 he went to FK Austria Wien. Soon he went on to Wiener AC. In 1931 they won the Austrian Cup. In the 1931 Mitropa Cup the club reached the final.

In 1935 he went abroad. He first played for Moravská Slavia Brno for a season before moving to FC Metz[2] in France. In 1937 he returned again to Czechoslovakia and played for SK Prostějov.

International career

Franz Cisar made his national team debut on 1 October 1933 in a 2-2 draw against Hungary.[3] He was part of the Austrian team in 1934 FIFA World Cup. The 2-3 loss in the tournament on 7 June 1934 versus Germany was his last match for the team.[3]

Death

He was killed in action in Russia in the World War II in August 1943, aged 34.[1][4]

References

  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). Paris:L'Harmattan. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Franz Cisar gefallen. In: Salzburger Zeitung. Salzburger Landeszeitung. Salzburger Volksblatt, 30. August 1943, S. 4". Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 2 April 2022.From National Library of Austria (German language.)
  2. ↑ Profile Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine - FC Metz
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Profile ÖFB.at
  4. ↑ Family obituary Franz Cisar, Das Kleine Blatt newspaper, 13 September 1943, p.7.

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