Walter Schleger | |
Birth Date: | 19 September 1929 |
Youthclubs1: | AC Sparta Prague |
Years1: | 1949–1951 |
Years2: | 1951–1964 |
Clubs2: | Austria Wien |
Caps2: | 334 |
Goals2: | 107 |
Nationalyears1: | 1951–1962 |
Nationalteam1: | Austria |
Nationalcaps1: | 22 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Walter Schleger (19 September 1929 – 3 December 1999) was an Austrian football player.
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.
He made his debut for Austria in a September 1951 friendly match against West Germany and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup.[1] He earned 22 caps, scoring one goal.