| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Karl•Braunsteiner |
| Used name | Karl•Braunsteiner |
| Born | 27 October 1891 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT) |
| Died | 19 April 1916 (aged 24 years 5 months 23 days) in Toshkent, Toshkent Shahri (UZB) |
| Affiliations | Wiener Sport-Club, Wien (AUT) |
| NOC |  Austria |
Defender Karl Braunsteiner, whose brother August was also a footballer, was a member of the Austrian football team at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The team won 5-1 against Germany in the first round but was eliminated in the quarter-finals 3-1 by the Netherlands. In the consolation round Austria beat Norway 1-0 and Italy 5-1 but then lost the final to Hungary 3-0.
Domestically, Braunsteiner played with Wiener (Vienna) SC and won eight international caps. He joined the Austrian Artillery as a gunner during World War I. After the Siege of Przemyśl he was taken as a prisoner-of-war and shipped to Toshkent, now part of Uzbekistan, where he died from typhoid fever in 1916.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Football (Football) | AUT |
Karl Braunsteiner | |||
| Football, Men (Olympic) | Austria | =5 |
