Leopold Baumgartner

Leo Baumgartner (14 March 1932 - 17 November 2013) was an Austrian-Australian football player and coach. He represented both Austria and Australia in non-official matches.

Playing career After playing youth football with Rapid Wien and Kapfenberger SV, Baumgartner began his senior career with Austria Wien. Between 1953 and 1958, Baumgartner played 69 times for the team from Vienna.

In 1957, Baumgartner toured Australia with FK Austria, playing a large part in the Austrian team winning nine of eleven matches.

South Coast and APIA Baumgartner was managing a migrant canteen in Unanderra, close to the home of South Coast United. The Secretary of the club, Trevor Birch, convinced Baumgarter to join as a player-coach which included managing the junior teams also. Baumgartner struggled at the beginning of the season and had told the club that the prospects weren't bright for the season. APIA were also struggling at the time and their board member Jim Bayutti was trying to acquire Baumgarter's services to help rectify the situation. Baumgarter was agreeable to a transfer to APIA citing that he "was costing the club so much money" and "with the money Apia was prepared to pay, [they] could buy [the] players [necessary to build a good team]". NSW First Division Champion: 1959 Ampol Cup: 1959

Coach Yugal NSW First Division: 1970

Personal Football Australia Hall of Fame inductee: 2001