Leo Baumgartner (14 March 1932 - 17 November 2013) was an Austrian-Australian football player and coach. He represented both Austria and Australia in non-official matches.

Playing career

After playing youth football with

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and

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, Baumgartner began his senior career with FK Austria. Between 1953 and 1958, Baumgartner played 69 times for the team from Vienna. In 1957, Baumgartner toured Australia with FK Austria, playing a large part in the Austrian team winning nine of eleven matches. The following year, he and team-mate Karol Jaros were signed by Sydney team

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without a transfer fee being paid to FK Austria. A complaint by the club led to the Australian Soccer Association being fined and suspended by

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over a series of similar transfer infractions.

South Coast and APIA

Baumgartner was managing a migrant canteen in

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, close to the home of South Coast United. The Secretary of the club, Trevor Birch, convinced Baumgarter to join as a player-coach which included managing the junior teams also. Baumgartner struggled at the beginning of the season and had told the club that the prospects weren't bright for the season.

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were also struggling at the time and their board member

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was trying to acquire Baumgarter's services to help rectify the situation. Baumgarter was agreeable to a transfer to APIA citing that he "was costing the club so much money" and "with the money Apia was prepared to pay,

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could buy he players ecessary to build a good team. The committees negotiated a deal which included the transfer of APIA players, Roberts, Marshall and Trisic for Baumgarter and his brother, Kurt, prior to the start of Round 5.

Honours

Player

* NSW First Division Premier:

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* NSW First Division Champion:

* Ampol Cup:

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* NSW First Division Champion:

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Coach

Yugal * NSW First Division:

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Personal

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inductee: 2001

References

1961 births 2013 deaths Austrian men's footballers Footballers from Vienna Australian men's soccer players Sydney FC Prague players Australian people of Austrian descent Australia men's international soccer players National Soccer League (Australia) players APIA Leichhardt FC players Kapfenberger SV players FK Austria Wien players Hakoah Sydney City East FC players Austria men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Marconi Stallions FC managers Sydney United 58 FC managers Sydney FC Prague managers APIA Leichhardt FC managers Australian soccer managers 20th-century Australian sportsmen 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-footy-forward-stub