Walter Zeman

Walter Zeman (1 May 1927 - 8 August 1991) was an Austrian footballer. He played as goalkeeper mainly for SK Rapid Wien and for the  Austrian national football team in the 1950s.

Zeman began his youth career at local club SV Wienerberger, but he soon moved on to FC Wien. In 1945 Zeman joined Rapid. In this year he also played his first match for the Austrian national football team. With Rapid, Zeman won eight Austrian league championships, one Austrian Cup and the 1951 Zentropa Cup.  At the end of his career n the 1961-62 season he played for SAK 1914 in Salzburg.

Zeman played  at the 1954 FIFA World Cup where the team finished 3rd. He played 41 matches for Austria. He earned the nicknames Tiger of Budapest and the Panther of Glasgow, for his international performances. He was named Austria's Sportsman of the Year in 1950, and was included in the FIFA World XI in 1953.

After the end of his active career he became coach with the rapid youth and was in 1968 under Rudolf Vytlačil assistant coach of the first team, which reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup of Champions this season and threw Real Madrid out of the competition.
International statistics
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Austria194510194630194710194870194960195070195150195240195340195420196010Total410
 Honours
 1 × Zentropapokal 1951
 8 × Austrian Champion 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960]
 1 × Austrian Cup 1946
 1954 FIFA World Cup 3rd place
 41 matches  Austrian national football team ( 1945 -1960)
Individual
    1 × FIFA-worldteam 1953
    1 × Austrian Sportsman of the year 1950 Der Standard.at
   3 × Austrian footballer of the year 1951, 1952, 1953
 In April 2010 the Walter-Zeman-Gasse in Wien-Donaustadt (22nd district) was named after him.Geschichtewiki Wien (German)
References

Other websites

Profile at Rapidarchiv.at 

Category:1927 births
Category:1991 deaths
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players
Category:SK Rapid Wien players
Category:Austrian football goalkeepers
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Sportspeople from Vienna