Franz Swoboda

Franz Swoboda ( * February 15, 1933 ) was an Austrian football player. The defender took part in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.

Career

Franz Swoboda came from the junior Austria Vienna and played for the first time 1950/51 in the A- League for the club. As in the former offensive system of the Violet, the two jaw positions with Karl and Karl Stotz Kowanz were occupied prominent, but he had little chance of a regular place. At his first league title 1952/53, he graduated as only eleven of the 26 championship games, according to most as the left side runners. Only in the WM system from 1954/55, in which Stotz retired as a stopper and Karl Kowanz moved to the right, Franz Swoboda was left-back regulars and soon earned the reputation of " best left outside Deckers " Austria, where he particularly through its please technical skill and his positional play knew.

So it was that Franz Swoboda made ​​his debut in the Austrian national team against Hungary on 16 October 1955, and also was a regular in the following period. Only to the Heyday of sports clubs could give him Erich bunny head challenge this position temporarily in dispute. Greatest success in the National Dress was the qualification for the World Cup 1958 in Sweden, was eliminated by eventual winners Brazil, the eventual champions Soviet Union and England in Austria but in the round of 16.

1960/61, Franz Swoboda had reached a certain point at a height of his creative period, with Austria, he was for the second time and this with a record margin master, before he incurred a serious injury in April 1961. Even in the national team of Decker era he knew fully to convince his last three matches ended 3-0 against Spain, 3-1 against the Soviet Union and with a 2-1 away win over Italy. Due to his injury Franz Swoboda, however, fell not only from the team, a failed operation and a long illness meant practically the End of career. A Combackversuch two years later was crowned in Austria not successful.

Achievements

  • 3 × Austrian Champion: 1953, 1961, 1963
  • 1 x Austrian Cup winner: 1960
  • Participation in the Football World Cup 1958: Group stage ( top 16)
  • 23 caps for the Austrian national football team from 1955 to 1960
  • National football team ( Austria )
  • Austrian
  • Austrian Champion ( football)
  • Football players ( FK Austria Wien )
  • Born in 1933
  • Man
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