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Full name
  
Walter Schleger

Name
  
Walter Schleger

Role
  
Football player


Years
  
Team

Died
  
December 3, 1999, Austria

1949–1951
  
Wiener Sportclub

Playing position
  
Forward


Date of birth
  
(1929-09-19)19 September 1929

Date of death
  
3 December 1999(1999-12-03) (aged 70)

Place of birth
  
Prague, Czechoslovakia

Prof. Dr. Walter Schleger (19 September 1929 – 3 December 1999) was an Austrian football player.

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Club career

A speedy and tricky attacker, Schleger played for several clubs: he began his career in Sparta Prague, where he played in their youth team, later went to Vienna and played for Wiener Sportclub (1949–1951) and Austria Wien (1951–1964).

A veterinarian, he later became head of the genetics institute at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a September 1951 frienldy match against West Germany and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup. He earned 22 caps, scoring one goal.

Honours

  • Austrian Football Bundesliga (4):
  • 1953, 1961, 1962, 1963
  • Austrian Cup (3):
  • 1960, 1962, 1963
  • References

    Walter Schleger Wikipedia