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20 january 1980 temesvár , austria -- hungary romania 34 1939 1946 1946 & ndash ; 1948 1948 & ndash ; & 1950 1950 1951 & ndash ; 1952 ndash ; 1940 1942 & ndash ; 31 october 1908 ripensia timişoara electroputere craiova timişoara politehnica timişoara cam timișoara asa timişoara politehnica rudolf bürger.jpg rudolf bürger
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rudolf bürger

rudolf bürger -lrb- 31 october 1908 -- 20 january 1980 -rrb- was a romanian international footballer 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 .
bürger played football for ripensia timişoara , the first professional team in romania which came to prominence after 1932 under the direction of rudolf wetzer and was strong in the 1930s .
wetzer was both captain and coach of the romanian national team at the 1930 world cup .
bürger did not play in the 2nd world cup but made appearances in both the first and third editions of the competition .
