Franz Cisar


Franz Cisar ) was an Austrian footballer who played as a defender for Austria in the 1934 FIFA World Cup. His career lasted from 1926 to 1938.

Club career

Cisar played for several Austrian clubs before moving abroad for a season at Metz.

International career

His first cap was against Hungary on 1 October 1933.
He took part in the 1934 FIFA World Cup where he played all of Austria's four games. The third place play-off lost against Germany was his last cap.

Death

In the Second World War Cisar served as 'Obergefreiter' 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.