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Walter Kollmann

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Walter Kollmann
Personal information
Full name Walter Kollmann
Date of birth (1932-06-17)17 June 1932
Place of birth Austria
Date of death 16 May 2017(2017-05-16) (aged 84)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1960 Wacker Wien
International career
1952–1958 Austria 16 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Austria
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1954 Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Kollmann (17 June 1932 – 16 May 2017)[1] was an Austrian footballer.

Career

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During his club career he played for Wacker Wien. Kollmann earned 16 caps for the Austria national football team, and participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also represented Austria at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3]

Personal life

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On 26 May 1959, Kollmann crashed into two people in Vienna during a drunk driving incident, killing a woman and injuring a student. In November 1959, he was sentenced to ten months in prison.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Trauer Um Walter Kollmann" (in German). ÖFB. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Walter Kollmann". FIFA. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Walter Kollmann". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Calciatore austriaco condannato per un mortale incidente d'auto". La Stampa. 11 November 1959. p. 8. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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