Rudolf Bürger
Romanian footballer and coach (1908–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Burger.
Rudolf Bürger (31 October 1908 – 20 January 1980) was a Romanian international footballer and coach of German ethnicity in the 1920s and 1930s who is one of a few men who participated in each of the three pre-War FIFA World Cups.
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Date of birth | (1908-10-31)31 October 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Timișoara, Austria-Hungary | ||
Date of death | 20 January 1980(1980-01-20) (aged 71) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1920–1923 | ESE Timişoara | ||
1923 | CS Tricolor Timişoara | ||
1924 | ETC Timişoara | ||
1924–1926 | Chinezul Timişoara | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1926–1930 | Chinezul Timişoara | N/A | (N/A) |
1930–1941 | Ripensia Timişoara | 122 | (0) |
International career | |||
1929–1939[1] | Romania | 34 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1939–1940 | Ripensia Timişoara | ||
1942–1946 | Politehnica Timişoara | ||
1946–1948 | CAM Timișoara | ||
1948–1950 | ASA Timişoara | ||
1950 | Politehnica Timişoara | ||
1951–1952 | Electroputere Craiova | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Bürger played football for Ripensia Timişoara, the first professional team in Romania which came to prominence after 1932 under the direction of Rudolf Wetzer[2][3] and was strong in the 1930s.[4][5]
Bürger did not play in the 2nd World Cup but made appearances in both the first and third editions of the tournament.[6]