Gustav Thaler

Gustav Thaler (21 November 1909 – 6 December 1963) was an Austrian football player and football coach. He played mainly for First Vienna FC as midfielder. He also played one match for the Austrian national football team.
Career 
Thaler made his debut in the top league in 1929  for SC Nicholson. In the following two seasons he became a regular player. In 1932 he moved to SK Admira Wien. He only stayed for a few months and moved to Wiener AC for the second half of the season. 

When the WAC faced serious economic difficulties in the mid-1930s, Thaler returned to FC Wien. There he was now used in defense. FC Wien took seventh place in 1937/38. Due to the reorganization of the top division after the annexation of Austria and the inclusion of provincial teams, the club was relegated. Thaler moved to RB Wacker Wiener Neustadt, which he left after just half a season. Thaler then joined First Vienna FC. During the war years he was part of the Vienna team that won the championship three times. As a guest player during the war, Thaler worked for Wilhelmshaven 05 for a long time.
International 
In June 1931 there was an inoffical match against the Switzerland national football team, in which Thaler came on as a substitute for Roman Schramseis. The game  was declared an official international match by the ÖFB in the 1970s. This means that Thaler appears in today's statistics as a national player of the Wunderteam era. In the late 1930s he was also used once in the Ostmark selection and several times in the Vienna city team
International statistics
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Austria193110Total 10

Manager career 
In the 1950s, Thaler worked as a coach at SC Olympia 33. He was able to achieve five championship titles  within just six years. He led the club from the sixth to the top division, where they stayed two seasons. Thaler was replaced as coach and looked after the second division club FC Stadlau till 1964.

Honours  
 3× Austrian champion: 1942, 1943 and 1944
 1× Austrian second division champion: 1957 (as coach)
 1 match for the Austrian national football team: 1931

Category:1909 births
Category:1963 deaths
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:First Vienna FC players