Karl Giesser

{{short description|Austrian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Karl Giesser

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|10|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Austria

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|01|15|1928|10|29|df=y}}

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| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1949–1964| clubs1 = SK Rapid Wien| caps1 = |goals1 =

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Austria| nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

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{{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUT}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|3rd|1954 Switzerland|}}

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Karl Giesser (29 October 1928 – 15 January 2010){{cite web|url=http://www.rapidarchiv.at/spieler/giesser_karl.html|title=Karl Giesser Profile|accessdate=5 May 2016|publisher=rapidarchiv.at}} was an Austrian football midfielder who played for Austria in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[http://pt.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/teams/team=43934.html Copa do Mundo da FIFA Suíça 1954] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323121212/http://pt.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D9/teams/team%3D43934.html |date=2012-03-23 }} He also played for SK Rapid Wien.[http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/karl-giesser/ worldfootball.net]