Robert Sara

Sara in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Robert Sara
Date of birth	(1946-06-09) 9 June 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Oberlainsitz, Austria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1955–1964	SV Donau
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1984	Austria Wien	571	(23)
1985	Favoritner AC Wien	20	(0)
Total		591	(23)
International career
1965–1980	Austria	55	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Sara (born 9 June 1946) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His younger brother Josef was also a footballer.

Sara was bornborn in Oberlainsitz, near St. Martin im Waldviertel. He became a club legend at Austria Wien, after staying 20 years at the club and winning major silverware with them. He started his professional career at 19 and won nine league titles, 6 domestic cups and played in the 1978 Cup Winner's Cup Final which they lost 4–0 against Anderlecht. His 571 games is a record for the most appearances by a player in the Austrian top flight.^[1]

Sara was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001.

Sara made his debut for the Austria national team in a 3–2 win over England at Wembley in October 1965 and played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup finals.^[2] Captain of the team, he played the decisive pass to Hans Krankl to score the winning goal against arch-rivals West Germany in a game dubbed The miracle of Córdoba, which the Austrians won 3–2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years.

He earned 55 caps, scoring three goals.^[3] His last international was a May 1980 friendly match against Argentina.

Austria Wien

• Austrian Bundesliga (9): 1968–69, 1969–70, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1984–85
• Austrian Cup (6): 1966-67, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82

• Player profile – Austria Wien archive (in German)
• Robert Sara at National-Football-Teams.com