- Robert Sara
Infobox Football biography
playername = Robert Sara
fullname = Robert Sara
height = Height|m=1.73
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1946|6|9
cityofbirth =Oberlainsitz
countryofbirth =Austria
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = defender
youthyears = 1955-1964
youthclubs = SV Donau
years = 1965-1984 1985
clubs =Austria Wien Favoritner AC Wien "career totals"
caps(goals) = 571 (23) 020 0(0) "591 (23)"
nationalyears = 1965-1980
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 055 0(3)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
pcupdate = 17 August 2008
ntupdate = 17 August 2008Robert Sara (born
9 June ,1946 inOberlainsitz , near St. Martin im Waldviertel) is a former Austrian football player.His younger brother Josef was also a successful footballer.
Club career
Sara 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 8 league titles, 6 domestic cups and played in the 1978 Cup Winner's Cup Final which they lost 4-0 against Anderlecht.Obviously, Sara was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001.
International career
He made his debut for Austria in October 1965 against Romania and was a participant at the
1978 FIFA World Cup . [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=57574/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] Captain of the team, he played the decisive pass toHans Krankl to score the winning goal against arch-rivalsWest 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 3 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF] His last international was a May 1980 friendly match against Argentina.
Honours
*
Austrian Football Bundesliga (8):
** 1969, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984
*Austrian Cup (6):
** 1967, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982External links
* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=121 Player profile] - Austria Wien archive de icon
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22549 Career stats] - National Football TeamsReferences
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