Franz Binder

Franz Binder, born on December first, nineteen eleven, was a remarkable Austrian football player and coach, renowned for his prowess as a centre forward. His career spanned a transformative era in football, during which he represented both the Austria national team and, during the Anschluss, the Germany national team. Binder's international career followed closely after the legendary Austrian 'Wunderteam' of the early nineteen thirties.

As a player for Rapid Wien, Binder etched his name into the annals of football history, becoming the all-time leading scorer for the club with an astonishing one thousand six goals in seven hundred fifty-seven matches. His remarkable scoring ability has earned him a place among the greatest Austrian players of all time, with a total of one thousand two hundred two goals across eight hundred thirty-one matches throughout his career.

With an impressive average of one point four four goals per match, Binder stands as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of football. He is among a select group of players who have surpassed the milestone of one thousand two hundred career goals, joining the ranks of legends such as Lajos Tichy, Josef Bican, Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskás, Ferenc Deák, Erwin Helmchen, and Pelé.