Robert Sara - International Appearances


The outstanding Austrian player played 55 international matches for Austria. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

Older brother of Josef Sara.


Born:  9- 6-1946
Country: Austria   
Caps: 55 (W25-D12-L18 – GF81-GA75 - %56.36)   
Goals: 14
Age First Cap:   19 yr 133 d    20-10-1965 vs. England 3-2
Age Last Cap:    33 yr 347 d    21- 5-1980 vs. Argentina 1-5
National Team Career: 14 yr 214 d

Caps   Date   Venue           Opponent        Score    Competition  
 
  1  20-10-65 London          England          3-2   
  2  24- 4-66 Wien            Soviet Union     0-1
  3  18- 9-66 Wien            Netherlands      2-1   
  4   2-10-66 Helsinki        Finland          0-0     European Champ. Qual.
  5   5-10-66 Stockholm       Sweden           1-4   
  6  20-11-71 Roma            Italy            2-2     European Champ. Qual.
  7   8- 4-72 Brno            Czechoslovakia   0-2   
  8   3- 9-72 Craiova         Romania          1-1
  9  25-11-72 Gzira           Malta            2-0     World Cup Qualifier
 10  28- 3-73 Wien            Netherlands      1-0
 11  29- 4-73 Budapest        Hungary          2-2     World Cup Qualifier
 12  23- 5-73 Göteborg        Sweden           2-3     World Cup Qualifier
 13  13- 6-73 Wien            Brazil           1-1   
 14  26- 9-73 London          England          0-7   
 15  10-10-73 Hannover        West Germany     0-4   
 16  24- 9-75 Budapest        Hungary          1-2     European Champ. Qual.
 17  19-11-75 Wrexham         Wales            0-1     European Champ. Qual.
 18  28- 4-76 Wien            Sweden           1-0  
 19  12- 6-76 Budapest        Hungary          0-2
 20  23- 6-76 Wien            Soviet Union     1-2
 21  22- 9-76 Linz            Switzerland      3-1   
 22  13-10-76 Wien            Hungary          2-4
 23  10-11-76 Kavala          Greece           3-0   
 24   5-12-76 Gzira           Malta            1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 25  15-12-76 Tel-Aviv        Israel           3-1
 26   9- 3-77 Wien            Greece           2-0
 27  17- 4-77 Wien            Turkey           1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 28  30- 4-77 Salzburg        Malta            9-0     World Cup Qualifier
 29   1- 6-77 Ostrava         Czechoslovakia   0-0 
 30  24- 8-77 Wien            Poland           2-1   
 31  24- 9-77 Wien            East Germany     1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 32  12-10-77 Leipzig         East Germany     1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 33  30-10-77 Izmir           Turkey           1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 34  15- 2-78 Athinai         Greece           1-1   
 35  22- 3-78 Charleroi       Belgium          0-1
 36   4- 4-78 Basel           Switzerland      1-0   
 37  20- 5-78 Wien            Netherlands      0-1   
 38   3- 6-78 Buenos Aires    Spain            2-1     World Cup 
 39   7- 6-78 Buenos Aires    Sweden           1-0     World Cup
 40  11- 6-78 Mar del Plata   Brazil           0-1     World Cup 
 41  14- 6-78 Córdoba         Netherlands      1-5     World Cup 
 42  18- 6-78 Buenos Aires    Italy            0-1     World Cup
 43  21- 6-78 Córdoba         West Germany     3-2 [*] World Cup 
 44  30- 8-78 Oslo            Norway           2-0     European Champ. Qual.
 45  20- 9-78 Wien            Scotland         3-2     European Champ. Qual.
 46  15-11-78 Wien            Portugal         1-2     European Champ. Qual.
 47  30- 1-79 Tel-Aviv        Israel           1-0   
 48  28- 3-79 Brussel         Belgium          1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 49   2- 5-79 Wien            Belgium          0-0     European Champ. Qual.
 50  13- 6-79 Wien            England          4-3   
 51  29- 8-79 Wien            Norway           4-0     European Champ. Qual.
 52  26- 9-79 Wien            Hungary          3-1   
 53  17-10-79 Glasgow         Scotland         1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 54  21-11-79 Lisboa          Portugal         2-1     European Champ. Qual.
 55  21- 5-80 Wien            Argentina        1-5   

[*] this win against West Germany, the so-called "Wunder von Córdoba",
    obtained mythical status in Austrian football history; while it was
    the first win by Austria in a World Cup tournament against their 
    unloved neighbours ("Piefkes"), after distressing losses in 1934
    and 1954, it is usually forgotten that the match was of very limited
    interest: Austria had already been eliminated, and while West Germany
    would have reached the third place match in case of a draw, their
    chances to defend their 1974 title were more than remote: they
    needed a draw in the parallel match between the Netherlands and
    Italy (which didn't happen) coupled with a 5-goal win against Austria
    to reach the final


Total Record    
   
Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage    
    55    25   12   18   81-  75      62       56.36        
       
 
Types of Matches

Friendlies             28
World Cup               6
World Cup Qualifiers    9
European Champ. Qual.  12

Total                  55


Goals:

Cap  3  1 goal
Cap  6  1 goal
Cap 26  1 goal

Total   3 goals



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