[1] The captain of legendary Austrian "Wunderteam", Nausch was a versatile player who played in almost all positions on the pitch but was mainly a left wing half.

Nausch played for FK Austria Wien between 1923–25 and 1929–38, interspersed with a spell at Wiener AC.

He made his debut for Austria in October 1929 against Switzerland but missed out on the 1934 FIFA World Cup.

[3] Nausch died of a heart attack in the morning on 11 July 1957 in Obertraun (Upper Austria), where he did spend in the so-called "Sportschule" (a training centre for football).

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