Karl Braunsteiner

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKarl•Braunsteiner
Used nameKarl•Braunsteiner
Born27 October 1891 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Died19 April 1916 in Toshkent, Toshkent Shahri (UZB)
AffiliationsWiener Sport-Club, Wien (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Defender Karl Braunsteiner, whose brother August was also a footballer, was a member of the Austrian football team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The team won 5-1 against Germany in the first round but was eliminated in the quarter-finals 3-1 by the Netherlands. In the consolation round Austria beat Norway 1-0 and Italy 5-1 but then lost the final to Hungary 3-0.

Domestically, Braunsteiner played with Wiener (Vienna) SC and won eight international caps. He joined the Austrian Artillery as a gunner during World War I. After the Siege of Przemyśl he was taken as a prisoner-of-war and shipped to Toshkent, now part of Uzbekistan, where he died from typhoid fever in 1916.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Football (Football) AUT Karl Braunsteiner
Football, Men (Olympic) Austria =5

Special Notes