Walter Nausch (5 February 1907 – 11 July 1957) was an

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, who later became a football manager.Stats at worldfootball.net
/ref> The captain of legendary Austrian "Wunderteam", Nausch was a versatile player who played in almost all positions on the pitch but was mainly a left wing half. He was known for his great physical condition, versatility, and tactical awareness.

Playing career

Club career

Nausch played for

FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (), known in English as Austria Vienna, and Austria Wien in German language in Europe, German-speaking countries, is an Football in Austria, Austrian professional association football club from the capital city of Vi ...

between 1923–25 and 1929–38, interspersed with a spell at

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. Nausch was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001.

International career

He made his debut for

in October 1929 against

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but missed out on the

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. He earned 39 caps, scoring one goal.

Coaching career

He worked later as a football coach with

Young Fellows Zürich Sportclub Young Fellows Juventus is a professional Swiss football club based in Zürich. It was founded in 1992 following a merger between Young Fellows Zürich (established in 1903) and Società Calcistica Italiana Juventus Zurigo (1922). The ...

(1940–1948), the

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(1948–1954) and

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Death

Nausch died of a heart attack in the morning on 11 July 1957 in

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(

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), where he did spend in the so-called "Sportschule" (a training centre for football).Walter Nausch at Austria-archiv
/ref> See also "Arbeiterzeitung Wien/Vienna" from July 12, 1957, page 8).

References

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