Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Sara | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Oberlainsitz, Austria | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1964 | SV Donau | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1984 | Austria Wien | 571 | (23) |
1985 | Favoritner AC Wien | 20 | (0) |
Total | 591 | (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.
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.
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.
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