Franz Fuchsberger

Franz Fuchsberger (born September 28, 1910 , † 1992 ) was an Austrian football player . The striker won the silver medal with the Austrian amateur selection at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . As a “reward” for his commitment at the Olympic Games, he was the first player to be called up for the Austrian national football team by a non- Vienna club .

Career

Franz Fuchsberger played for SV Urfahr Linz in the Upper Austrian regional league. At that time, the league was aimed at amateur players and was not connected to the professional Austrian championship, which at that time was limited to the Vienna area. The striker played with the Urfahrans for one of the strongest teams in the state at the time, and was in competition with LASK and Admira Linz . Franz Fuchsberger was a solid pillar of the Austrian amateur national team for several years. He made his debut on September 1, 1930 in the 3-1 victory over Czechoslovakia in Brno . Coach Jimmy Hogan took him to the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936, where he was accompanied by his club colleague Karl Wahlmüller . As a left winger, Franz Fuchsberger was used in all four games of the Austrian team in Berlin, but lost 2-1 in extra time in the Olympic final to Italy , where he equalized the 1-1 draw. This goal is often wrongly attributed to Karl Kainberger . As a “reward” for his outstanding commitment at the Olympic Games, Hugo Meisl's striker was also nominated for the professional national team. On September 27, 1936, for the first time, a player from a non-Vienna club played in the Austrian national team against Hungary .

successes

• Participation in the 1936 Olympic Games : silver medal
• 7 games for the Austrian amateur national team in 1936
• 1 game for the Austrian national soccer team in 1936

Web links

• Franz Fuchsberger in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )