Matthias Kaburek

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| name = Matthias Kaburek

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|2|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vienna, Austria-Hungary

| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|2|17|1911|2|9|df=yes}}

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| position = Forward

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| nationalyears1 = 1934–1935 | nationalyears2 =1939

| nationalteam1 = Austria | nationalteam2 =Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| manageryears1= 1947

| managerclubs1= FC Brno

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Matthias Kaburek (9 February 1911 – 17 February 1976) was an Austrian football player.

Club career

Born in Vienna, Kaburek played most of his career at local giants Rapid Wien. He also had a spell at French league sides Metz,[http://www.fcmetz.com/joueur/fiche/matthias-kaburek.html Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223001142/http://www.fcmetz.com/joueur/fiche/matthias-kaburek.html |date=2014-02-23 }} - FC Metz alongside compatriot and fellow World Cup player Franz Cisar, and Longwy. For Rapid Vienna, Kaburek played 435 games and scored 520 goals.{{Cite book|title=Bican-Pět Tisíc Gólů|date=1971|page=33|language=cs}}

International career

As a player Kaburek was part of Austria national football team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070611202516/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43934.html 1934 FIFA World Cup Italy]- FIFA He also played one match for Germany[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oostduit-recintlp.html Appearances of Austrians for Germany 1938-1942] - RSSSF in 1939.[https://www.dfb.de/index.php?action=search&liga=Nationalmannschaft&id=500397&lang=E&no_cache=1&name=%3BKaburek&gegner= DFB Official website]

Honours

Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1):
1935 {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070915044827/http://www.oberliga-a.at/fussball_a/torschutzen_a.htm Österreichs Torschützenkönige]}} - Oberliga.at

References

{{cite book

| author=Barreaud, Marc | title=Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) | year=1998 | publisher=L'Harmattan, Paris | isbn=2-7384-6608-7}}