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Franz Binder

Franz "Bimbo" Binder (1 December 1911 – 24 April 1989) was an Austrian football player and coach who played as a forward. Internationally he represented the Austria national team and, during the Anschluss, the Germany national team.[2] He played internationally immediately following the Austrian "Wunderteam" of 1931-32.[3]

Franz Binder
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-12-01)1 December 1911
Place of birth St. Pölten, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 24 April 1989(1989-04-24) (aged 77)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1948 Rapid Wien 757 (1006[1])
International career
1933–1947 Austria 19 (16)
1939–1941 Germany 9 (10)
Managerial career
1949–1951 Rapid Wien
1952–1954 Jahn Regensburg
1954–1955 1. FC Nürnberg
1960–1962 PSV Eindhoven
1962–1966 Rapid Wien
1969–1970 1860 Munich
1975–1976 Rapid Wien
SW Bregenz
FC Kufstein
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is the all time leading scorer of Rapid Wien with 1006 goals in 757 games and regarded as one of the greatest Austrian players of all times.[4][5] In his whole career he would score 1202 goals in 831 matches. With an average-score of 1.44 goals per match, he is among the most prolific scorers in football history. Binder is one of only a few players to score more than 1200 goals in his professional career alongside Lajos Tichy, Josef Bican, Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskás, Ferenc Deák, Erwin Helmchen and Pelé.[6]

Club career

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Binder came from a family of labourers. He had nine siblings. When he was 15 years old he played football for the first team of Sturm 19 St. Pölten.[7] Nicknamed Bimbo, Binder was a prolific goalscorer who played for SK Rapid Wien. He won the national Austrian championship four times and was three times top goalscorer in the Austrian league. In 1941 he also won the German championship with a 4–3 victory against Schalke 04, where he scored three goals. From 1930 to 1937, Binder scored more than 700 goals for Rapid Wien, including the reserves;

  • 1930 − First team − 3 goals in 2 games. Reserve team − 14 goals in 9 games. Total − 17 games 11 goals.[8]
  • 1931 − First team − 19 goals in 14 games. Reserve team 54 goals in 23 games. Total − 73 goals 37 games.[9]
  • 1932 − First team − 62 goals in 48 games. Reserve team − 41 goals in 12 games. Total − 103 goals in 60 games.[10]
  • 1933 − First team − 104 goals in 68 games.[11]
  • 1934 − First team − 93 goals in 56 games.[12]
  • 1935 – First team − 95 goals in 58 games.[13]
  • 1936 − First team − 93 goals in 61 games.[14]
  • 1937 − First team − 122 goals in 72 games.[15][16]
  • Total Reserve − 109 goals in 44 games.
  • Total First team − 591 goals in 378 games.
  • Total Rapid Wien, 1930−1937 − 700 goals in 422 games with a ratio of 1.65 goals per game.

International career

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Binder was a very prolific goal scorer for both club and country, scoring 16 goals in 19 international matches for Austria, and later 10 goals in just 9 matches for Germany.[2] He made his international debut on 11 June 1933 in a friendly against Belgium, scoring twice in a 4-1 win.[17] In 1934, he scored a goal against both Italy and Czechoslovakia, the 1934 World Cup champions and runner-ups respectively. In January 1936, he scored a goal against both Iberian teams, Spain and Portugal, in 5-4 and 3-2 wins respectively. In 1937, he scored winners against France and Latvia (both 2-1 victories), with the latter being the most important as it assured Austria a ticket to the 1938 World Cup.[18]

His debut with Germany was remarkably similar to Austria's, as he scored against Belgium in a 4-1 win again. He then scored two back-to-back hat-tricks against Bohemia and Moravia and the then World Champions Italy, with the former salvaging his side a 4-4 draw while the latter helped to a 5-2 win.[17] In the following year he scored two more goals against Italy in a 3-2 win at the San Siro, which were the last he scored for Germany. After an 8-year hiatus, he returned to an Austria line-up in 1945, and despite being in his late 30s he still managed to score a further 5 goals for Austria before retiring from international football.[2]

Managerial career

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After retirement from playing he became a football coach, of teams such as Jahn Regensburg, PSV Eindhoven, 1. FC Nürnberg, 1860 Munich and Rapid Wien.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Austrian First League German football championship National cup Mitropa Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapid Wien 1930–31 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2
1931–32 8 6 0 0 2 6 0 0 10 12
1932–33 20 25 0 0 2 7 0 0 22 32
1933–34 22 20 0 0 5 7 4 6 31 33
1934–35 21 21 0 0 6 13 2 1 29 35
1935–36 20 17 0 0 2 4 2 3 24 24
1936–37 22 29 0 0 4 8 0 0 26 37
1937–38 17 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 22
1938–39 17 27 0 0 4 4 0 0 21 31
1939–40 13 18 9 14 7 18 0 0 29 50
1940–41 18 27 8 11 5 6 0 0 31 44
1941–42 8 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 10 11
1942–43 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1943–44 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
1944–45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
1945–46 13 17 0 0 3 7 0 0 16 24
1946–47 15 12 0 0 2 4 0 0 17 16
1947–48 17 11 0 0 3 2 0 0 20 13
1948–49 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 4
Total 241 267 17 25 52 93 8 10 318 395

International

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Scores and results list Austria's and Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Binder goal.
List of international goals scored by Franz Binder[2][17]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
Austria goals
1 11 June 1933 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria   Belgium 2–1 4–1 Friendly
2 4–1
3 11 February 1934 Stadio Municipale Benito Mussolini, Turin, Italy   Italy 3–0 4–2 1933–35 Central European International Cup
4 23 September 1934 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria   Czechoslovakia 1–0 2–2 1933–35 Central European International Cup
5 19 January 1936 Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain   Spain 2–2 5–4 Friendly
6 26 January 1936 Estádio do Lima, Porto, Portugal   Portugal 2–0 3–2 Friendly
7 27 September 1936 Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 1–0 3–5 1936–38 Central European International Cup
8 8 November 1936 Hardturm, Zürich, Switzerland    Switzerland 1–0 3–1 1936–38 Central European International Cup
9 3–0
10 24 January 1937 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   France 2–1 2–1 Friendly
11 5 October 1937 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria   Latvia 2–1 2–1 1938 World Cup qualification
12 27 October 1946 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria   Czechoslovakia 1–1 3–4 Friendly
13 2–1
14 14 September 1947 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria   Hungary 3–3 4–3 Friendly
15 4–3
16 5 October 1947 Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechoslovakia   Czechoslovakia 1–1 2–3 Friendly
Germany goals
1 29 January 1939 Stade du Centenaire, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2 12 November 1939 Stadion Olimpijski, Wrocław, Poland   Bohemia and Moravia 1–3 4–4 Friendly
3 2–3
4 3–4
5 26 November 1939 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany   Italy 1–1 5–2 Friendly
6 2–2
7 5–2
8 7 April 1940 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany   Hungary 2–1 2–2 Friendly
9 5 May 1940 San Siro, Milan, Italy   Italy 1–2 2–3 Friendly
10 2–2

Honours

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Player

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Rapid Wien

Individual

  • Austrian Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1933, 1937, 1938[19]
  • Gauliga Top Goalscorer: 1939, 1940, 1941

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bican-Pět Tisíc Gólů (in Czech). 1971. p. 33
  2. ^ a b c d "Franz Binder - International Goals". RSSSF. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ https://breakingthelines.com/historical/the-austrian-wunderteam-the-greatest-team-you-dont-know-about/
  4. ^ "FIFA : Rapid's 110 glorious years". Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ Bican-Pět Tisíc Gólů (in Czech). 1971. p. 33.
  6. ^ Kolos, Vladimir (13 January 2022). "Best Goalscorers All-Time (All Matches)". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Binder, Franz "Bimbo"". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ "ANNO, (Wiener) Sporttagblatt, 1930−12−17, Seite 2". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  9. ^ "ANNO, (Wiener) Sporttagblatt, 1931−12−16, Seite 2". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ "ANNO, (Wiener) Sporttagblatt, 1932−12−09, Seite 3". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. ^ "ANNO, (Wiener) Sporttagblatt, 1933−12−06, Seite 1". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ "ANNO, (Wiener) Sporttagblatt, 1934−12−13, Seite 1". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  13. ^ "ANNO, (Wiener) Sporttagblatt, 1935−12−11, Seite 1". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  14. ^ "ANNO, (Wiener) Sporttagblatt, 1936−12−10, Seite 2". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  15. ^ "ANNO, (Wiener) Sporttagblatt, 1937−12−15, Seite 1". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  16. ^ "ANNO, (Wiener) Sporttagblatt, 1937−12−15, Seite 2". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  17. ^ a b c "Franz Binder". EU-football.info. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Austria vs Latvia, 5 October 1937, World Cup qualification". EU-football.info. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Österreichs Torschützenkönige" (in German). www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
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