Franz Binder
Franz "Bimbo" Binder (1 December 1911 – 24 April 1989) was an Austrian football player and coach who played as a forward. Internationally he represented the Austria national football team and the Germany national football team during the Anschluss.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franz Binder | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Pölten, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 1989 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1948 | Rapid Wien | 241 | (267) |
| International career | |||
| 1933–1947 | Austria | 19 | (16) |
| 1939–1941 | Germany | 9 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1949–1951 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 1952–1954 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | ||
| 1954–1955 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 1960–1962 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1962–1966 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 1969–1970 | TSV 1860 Munich | ||
| 1975–1976 | Rapid Wien | ||
| SW Bregenz | |||
| FC Kufstein | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He is the all time leading scorer of Rapid Vienna with 1006 goals in 757 games and regarded as one of the greatest Austrian players of all times. In his whole career he would score 1202 goals in 831 matches. With an average-score of 1.44 goals per match, he is among the most prolific scorers in football history. Binder is one of only a few players to score more than 1200 goals in his professional career alongside Lajos Tichy, Josef Bican, Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskás, Ferenc Deák, Erwin Helmchen and Pelé.