Walter Schleger Explained

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.

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 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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20111220065210/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=57688/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments