Ernst Melchior

Ernst Melchior
Personal information
Full name Ernst Melchior
Date of birth (1920-06-26)26 June 1920
Place of birth Villach, Austria
Date of death 5 August 1978(1978-08-05) (aged 58)
Place of death Rouen, France
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1946 Villacher SV
1946–1953 Austria Wien 158 (120)
1954–1958 Rouen 158 (70)
1958–1959 Nantes 35 (16)
National team
1946–1953 Austria 36 (16)
Teams managed
1963–1964 Beşiktaş
1967 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1968–1969 Club Africain
1969–1972 Luxembourg
1972–1975 Rouen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ernst Melchior (26 June 1920 – 5 August 1978) was an Austrian former professional footballer . He played as striker in Austria and France. He also played for the Austrian national football team.[1]

Club career

Melchior was born in Villach and startes his career with Villacher SV. In August 1946 he came to the FK Austria Wien. He played seven years for the club. Then he went to France. There he played for FC Rouen and FC Nantes.

International career

Melchior made his debut for Austria in an April 1946 friendly match against Hungary. He was in the team for the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] His last match was on 29 November 1953 in a away match versus Portugal.[3] He earned 36 caps and scored 16 goals.[4]

Coaching career

Melchior was manager of Beşiktaş J.K. (Turkey), Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany), Club Africain (Tunisia) and Rouen (France). He was also manager of the Luxembourg national football team.[5]

Further informations

Melchior confessed to breaking into an apartment during the November 1938 pogroms against Jews (as an 18-year-old) during court proceedings.[6] Melchior died after a long illness in Rouen. In his honour a small street in Vienna was named after him.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Ernst Melchior". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  3. ↑ ÖFB Players profile
  4. ↑ Goalscoring for Austrian National Team - RSSSF
  5. ↑ "List of Luxembourg National Coaches". ProFootball.lu. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ↑ ORF.at

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