| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Pölten, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 24 April 1989 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1948 | Rapid Wien | 757 | (1006[1]) |
| International career | |||
| 1933–1947 | Austria | 19 | (16) |
| 1939–1941 | Germany | 9 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1949–1951 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 1952–1954 | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| 1954–1955 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 1960–1962 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 1962–1966 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 1969–1970 | 1860 Munich | ||
| 1975–1976 | Rapid Wien | ||
| SW Bregenz | |||
| FC Kufstein | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franz "Bimbo" Binder (1 December 1911 – 24 April 1989) was an Austrian football player and coach who played as a forward. Internationally he represented the Austria national team and, during the Anschluss, the Germany national team.[2] He played internationally immediately following the Austrian "Wunderteam" of 1931-32.[3]
He is the all time leading scorer of Rapid Wien with 1006 goals in 757 games and regarded as one of the greatest Austrian players of all times.[4][5] In his whole career he would score 1202 goals in 831 matches. With an average-score of 1.44 goals per match, he is among the most prolific scorers in football history. Binder is one of only a few players to score more than 1200 goals in his professional career alongside Lajos Tichy, Josef Bican, Gerd Müller, Ferenc Puskás, Ferenc Deák, Erwin Helmchen and Pelé.[6]