Rudolf Bürger (31 October 1908 – 20 January 1980) was a

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n international footballer and

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ethnicity in the 1920s and 1930s who is one of a few men who participated in each of the three pre-War

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s. Bürger played football for Ripensia Timişoara, the first professional team in Romania which came to prominence after 1932 under the direction of Rudolf Wetzer and was strong in the 1930s. Wetzer was both captain and coach of the Romanian national team at the 1930 World Cup. Bürger did not play in the 2nd World Cup but made appearances in both the first and third editions of the competition.
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Player

;Chinezul Timişoara *

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(1): 1926–27 ;Ripensia Timişoara *

(4): 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38 * Cupa României (2): 1933–34, 1935–36

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Burger, Rudolf 1908 births 1980 deaths Sportspeople from Timișoara People from the Kingdom of Hungary Romanian footballers Romania international footballers Chinezul Timișoara players FC Ripensia Timișoara players Liga I players Romanian football managers FC Politehnica Timișoara managers FC Ripensia Timișoara managers 1930 FIFA World Cup players 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Romanian people of German descent Association football defenders