Walter Haummer

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Walter Haummer
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-11-22)22 November 1928
Place of birth Austria
Date of death 5 October 2008(2008-10-05) (aged 79)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1961 SC Wacker Wien 258 (140)
National team
1952–1957 Austria 16 (4)
Honours
Representing  Austria
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1954 Switzerland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Walter Haummer (November 22, 1928 – October 5, 2008) was an Austrian footballer. He played for SC Wacker Wien and the Austria national football team as a forward. He played at the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland.

Haummer spent his entire playing career from 1949 to 1961 at SC Wacker Wien. In 258 league games he scored a total of 140 goals.[2]

On 7 May 1952 he made his debut in a friendly against Ireland in the Austrian national team. In the 6-0 victory for the Austrians, he contributed a goal to make it 4-0. Haummer was named to Austria's squad for the 1954 World Cup but he did not play. In 1958 he was part of the qualifying for the World Cup, he played in three out of four games. After successfully qualifying, he was not part of the tournament squad. Between 1952 and 1957 Haummer played 16 international matches for Austria, in which he scored four goals.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Walter Haummer". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  2. https://www.national-football-teams.com profile