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Birth Name: Matthias Sindelar
Born: 10 February 1903 Died: 23 January 1939
Country of origin: 
Austria
Height: 5' 9"
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Matthias Sindelar (10 February 1903 – 23 January 1939) was an Austrian footballer.
He played as a centre-forward for the celebrated Austria national team of the early 1930s known as the Wunderteam, which he captained at the 1934 World Cup.
Known as "The Mozart of football" or Der Papierene ("The Paper Man") for his slight build, he was renowned as one of the finest pre-war footballers, known for his fantastic dribbling ability and creativity.
He was voted the best Austrian footballer of the 20th Century in a 1999 poll by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) and wa
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