Arthur Baar (; ; 1890–1984) was an Austrian-born

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manager who served as vice-president of Hakoah Wien in Austria. After the annexation of Austria by Germany in 1938, Baar

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where he was instrumental in building football in the country, and was national team manager in the 1940 friendly against Lebanon.

Early life

Baar was born in

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, Austria, to a

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family.

References

1890 births 1984 deaths Jewish Austrian sportspeople Austrian men's footballers Footballers from Vienna Jewish footballers AC Sparta Prague players Hakoah Vienna footballers Austrian football managers Israel national football team managers Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to Mandatory Palestine Men's association football players not categorized by position International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees {{Israel-footy-bio-stub