Franz Binder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Pölten, Austria-Hungary | ||
| 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) |
| 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. He played internationally immediately following the Austrian "Wunderteam" of 1931-32.
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. 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.