Rudolf Bürger

Not to be confused with the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Burger.

Rudolf Bürger

Personal information
Date of birth	(1908-10-31)31 October 1908
Place of birth	Timișoara, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	20 January 1980(1980-01-20) (aged 71)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1920–1923	ESE Timişoara
1923	CS Tricolor Timişoara
1924	ETC Timişoara
1924–1926	Chinezul Timişoara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1930	Chinezul Timişoara	N/A	(N/A)
1930–1941	Ripensia Timişoara	122	(0)
International career
1929–1939[1]	Romania	34	(0)
Managerial career
1939–1940	Ripensia Timişoara
1942–1946	Politehnica Timişoara
1946–1948	CAM Timișoara
1948–1950	ASA Timişoara
1950	Politehnica Timişoara
1951–1952	Electroputere Craiova
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolf Bürger (31 October 1908 – 20 January 1980) was a Romanian international footballer and coach 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^[2][3] and was strong in the 1930s.^[4][5]

Bürger did not play in the 2nd World Cup but made appearances in both the first and third editions of the tournament.^[6]

Honours

Player

Chinezul Timişoara

• Liga I (1): 1926–27

Ripensia Timişoara

• Liga I (4): 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38
• Cupa României (2): 1933–34, 1935–36

References

1. "Rudolf Bürger – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. Chinezul Timisoara – Ripensia Timisoara 1934-09-16
3. Ripensia Timisoara – Chinezul Timisoara 1935-09-22
4. Ripensia Timisoara
5. Cupa României din 1933–1934
6. "Romanian National Team Players' Appearances in the World Cup Finals". Retrieved 10 March 2024.

External links

• Rudolf Bürger at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Rudolf Bürger at National-Football-Teams.com