Career
The captain of legendary Austrian "Wunderteam", Nausch was a very versatile player who played in almost all positions on the pitch but was mainly a left wing half. He was known for his great physical condition, versatility, and tactical awareness. Club career Nausch played for FK Austria Wien between 1923-1925 and 1929-1938, interspersed with a spell at Wiener Air Corps. Nausch was chosen in Austria"s Team of the Century in 2001.
International career He made his debut for Austria in October 1929 against Switzerland but missed out on the 1934.
He earned 39 caps, scoring one goal. He worked later as a football coach with Young Fellows Zürich (1940–1948), the Austria national football team (1948-1954) and Austria Wien.
Nausch died of a heart attack on 11 July 1957.