Robert Sara

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Robert Sara
Austria-Legenden 2009 Robert Sara (cropped).jpg
Sara in 2009
Personal information
Full name Robert Sara
Date of birth (1946-06-09) 9 June 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Oberlainsitz, Austria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1955–1964 SV Donau
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1984 Austria Wien 571 (23)
1985 Favoritner AC Wien 20 (0)
Total591(23)
International career
1965–1980 Austria 55 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Sara (born 9 June 1946) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His younger brother Josef was also a footballer.

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Club career

Sara was bornborn in Oberlainsitz, near St. Martin im Waldviertel. He became a club legend at Austria Wien, after staying 20 years at the club and winning major silverware with them. He started his professional career at 19 and won nine league titles, 6 domestic cups and played in the 1978 Cup Winner's Cup Final which they lost 4–0 against Anderlecht. His 571 games is a record for the most appearances by a player in the Austrian top flight. [1]

Sara was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001.

International career

Sara made his debut for the Austria national team in a 3–2 win over England at Wembley in October 1965 and played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup finals. [2] Captain of the team, he played the decisive pass to Hans Krankl to score the winning goal against arch-rivals West Germany in a game dubbed The miracle of Córdoba, which the Austrians won 3–2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years.

He earned 55 caps, scoring three goals. [3] His last international was a May 1980 friendly match against Argentina.

Honours

Austria Wien

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References

  1. ↑ "List of League Appearances Records". RSSSF . Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
  3. ↑ Appearances for Austrian National Team – RSSSF


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