Franz Cisar

Franz Cisar (28 November 1908 – 10 August 1943)^[1]) was an Austrian footballer who played as a defender for Austria in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.^[2] His career lasted from 1926 to 1938.

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	Metz	8	(0)
1937–1938	Prostějov
International career
1933–1934	Austria	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Cisar played for several Austrian clubs before moving abroad for a season at Metz.^[3]

International career

His first cap was against Hungary on 1 October 1933.^{[citation needed]}

He took part in the 1934 FIFA World Cup where he played all of Austria's four games.^[4] The third place play-off lost against Germany was his last cap.

Death

In the Second World War Cisar served as 'Obergefreiter' (Corporal) in a German Army tank regiment when he was killed in action on the Eastern Front in Russia in 10 August 1943, aged 34. He had already been wounded in action.^[5]