Franz Swoboda (15 February 1933 – 27 July 2017[1][2]) was an Austrian football defender who played for the Austria in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[3] He also played for the FK Austria Wien.

Franz Swoboda
Personal information
Date of birth (1933-02-15)15 February 1933
Place of birth Austria
Date of death 27 July 2017(2017-07-27) (aged 84)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1961 FK Austria Wien 398 (27)
International career
1955–1960 Austria 23 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Austria national football team in 1958 with the following players – from left to right, standing; Walter Horak, Ernst Happel, Karl Koller, Alfred Körner, Paul Halla, Walter Schleger; crouched: Helmut Senekowitsch, Gerhard Hanappi, Rudolf Szanwald, Franz Swoboda and Johann Buzek.

References

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  1. "ÖFB trauert um Franz Swoboda". oefb.at (in German). 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. "Wir trauern um Franz Swoboda". FK Austria Wien (in German). Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. "Copa do Mundo da FIFA Suécia 1958". FIFA. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
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