Otto Sonnleitner (7 June 1936 – 18 February 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Otto Sonnleitner
Personal information
Full name Otto Sonnleitner
Date of birth (1936-06-07)7 June 1936
Date of death 18 February 2022(2022-02-18) (aged 85)
Original team(s) Ballarat
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1961 South Melbourne 3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After football, he became a swimming coach, and was a life member of the Australian Swim Coach and Teachers Association.[2]

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 836. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Honour Board – SWIM Coaches and Teachers Australia". Retrieved 19 February 2023.

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