Matthias Kaburek 1911 – 1976

Biography

Matthias Kaburek was born on February 9, 1911, in Vienna, Austria, during a time of significant cultural and political change in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He came of age in the interwar period, when football was becoming an increasingly popular sport throughout Austria and Europe. His life spanned most of the twentieth century, witnessing the transformation of his native Vienna and the broader continent during decades of remarkable upheaval.

Kaburek devoted himself to football, the sport that defined much of his active years. As an Austrian footballer, he participated in the athletic life of Vienna during an era when the sport was growing in prominence and passion among both players and spectators. His involvement in football connected him to the rich sporting traditions of Austria, a nation with a deep footballing heritage.

Matthias Kaburek passed away on February 17, 1976, in Vienna, just eight days after his sixty-fifth birthday. He left behind a life lived in his beloved Vienna, where he was born and where he ultimately returned. Though the specific details of his later years remain unrecorded, his contribution to Austrian football endures as part of the nation’s sporting legacy.