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Karl Decker
	Karl Decker – Memorial in Austria
Personal information
Date of birth	5 September 1921
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	27 September 2005 (aged 84)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder/Inside forward
Youth career
1934	Ottakringer SC
1934–1937	Schwarz-Weiß Wien
1937	Weiße Elf Penzing
Senior career*
Years	Team
1937–1952	First Vienna FC
1952–1954	SK Sturm Graz
1954–1956	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
1956–1958	FC Grenchen
International career
1942	Germany
1945–1952	Austria
Managerial career
1951–1952	First Vienna
1952–1954	Sturm Graz
1956–1958	FC Grenchen
1958–1964	Austria
1964–1965	Wiener Sport-Club
1966–1968	Wiener Sport-Club
1968–1970	SK Rapid Wien
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karl Decker (5 September 1921 – 27 September 2005) was an Austrian footballer and manager. He is usually regarded as one of Austria's greatest players and one of the most prolific players of his generation.^[who?]

International career

As a player Decker played for both Germany and Austria national football team, scoring 27 goals in 33 matches.^[1] He was also part of Austria's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.^[2]

Honours

Austrian Football Bundesliga (3):
- 1942, 1943, 1944
Austrian Cup (1):
- 1943
Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (2):
- 1944, 1950^[3]

References

^ *Karl Decker's international career – RSSSF
^ "Karl Decker". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ Österreichs Torschützenkönige^[usurped] – Oberliga.at

External links

Karl Decker at National-Football-Teams.com

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