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Career & Clubs
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. 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. 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. His last international was a May 1980 friendly match against Argentina.
- Club
- FK Austria Wien (1965–1984)
- Club
- Favoritner AC (1985–1985)
- Club
- Austria men's national football team (1965–1980)
- Club
- SV Donau Wien (1963–1964)
- Club
- Wiener A.F. (1985–1988)
- National team
- Austria
Legacy
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
Clubs
- SV Donau Wien1963–1964
- Austria men's national football team1965–1980
- FK Austria Wien1965–1984
- Favoritner AC1985–1985
- Wiener A.F.1985–1988
Played together with
Abdul Kadiri MohammedFK Austria Wien
Abdullahi Ibrahim AlhassanFK Austria Wien- Adam LedwońFK Austria Wien · 2000–2002
Adam PetroušFK Austria Wien · 2005–2005- Adolf HuberFK Austria Wien · 1940–1957
- Adolf KnollFK Austria Wien
- Alberto Ariel MartínezFavoritner AC · 1983–1985
- Alberto Ariel MartínezFK Austria Wien · 1973–1978
Aleksandar DragovićFK Austria Wien · 2008–2008
Aleksandar DragovićFK Austria Wien · 2009–2011
Aleksandar JukicFK Austria Wien
Alexandar BorkovicFK Austria Wien
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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Robert Sara is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His younger brother Josef was also a footballer.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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