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Sara in 2009
Personal information
Full name Robert Sara
Date of birth (1946-06-09) 9 June 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth Oberlainsitz, Austria
Height 1.73 m
Playing position 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)
National team
1965–1980 Austria 55 (3)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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.

Club career

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.

Sara was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001.

International career

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. 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. His last international was a May 1980 friendly match against Argentina.

Honours

Austria Wien

  • Austrian Bundesliga (9): 1968–69, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1984–85
  • Austrian Cup (6): 1966-67, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82

See also

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