Franz Swoboda

For the Austrian Olympic gymnast, see Franz Swoboda (gymnast).

Franz Swoboda (15 February 1933 – 27 July 2017^[1][2]) was an Austrian football defender who played for the Austria in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.^[3] He also played for the FK Austria Wien.

Franz Swoboda

Personal information
Date of birth	(1933-02-15)15 February 1933
Place of birth	Austria
Date of death	27 July 2017(2017-07-27) (aged 84)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1961	FK Austria Wien	398	(27)
International career
1955–1960	Austria	23	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.