Ernst Melchior
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernst Melchior | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Villach, Austria | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 1978 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Rouen, France | ||
| Playing position | 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 | |||
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]
International statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1946 | 5 | 1 |
| 1947 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1948 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1949 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1950 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1951 | 6 | 4 | |
| 1952 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 16 | |
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Melchior goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 April 1946 | Prater Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Hungary |
2-2 | 3-2 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 18 April 1948 | Prater Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Switzerland |
2-0 | 3-1 | Friendly match |
| 3 | 2 May 1948 | Prater Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Hungary |
1-1 | 3-2 | Svehla-Cup |
| 4 | 3 October 1948 | Ujpest-Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary |
1-2 | 1-2 | Friendly match |
| 5 | 8 May 1949 | Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary |
1-4 | 1-6 | Svehla-Cup |
| 6 | 2 April 1950 | Prater Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Italy |
1-0 | 1-0 | Svehla-Cup |
| 7 | 14 May 1950 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | Hungary |
5-3 | 5-3 | Friendly match |
| 8 | 8 October 1950 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Yugoslavia |
5-1 | 7-2 | Friendly match |
| 9 | 7-2 | |||||
| 10 | 29 October 1950 | Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | Hungary |
3-3 | 3-4 | Friendly match |
| 11 | 5 November 1950 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria |  Denmark |
1-0 | 5-1 | Friendly match |
| 12 | 13 December 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland |
1-0 | 1-0 | Friendly match |
| 13 | 17 June 1951 | Idraetsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark |
1-0 | 3-3 | Friendly match |
| 14 | 14 October 1951 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 4-1 | 8-1 | Friendly match |
| 15 | 7-1 | |||||
| 16 | 28 November 1951 | Wembley Stadium, London , England |  England |
2-2 | 3-2 | Friendly match |
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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.[6]
Further informations
Melchior confessed to breaking into an apartment during the November 1938 pogroms against Jews (as an 18-year-old) during court proceedings.[7] Melchior died after a long illness in Rouen. In his honour a small street in Vienna was named after him.
Honours
- 3 × Austrian champion: 1949, 1950, 1953
- 2 × Austrian Cup: 1948, 1949
References
- ↑ Ernst Melchior. Olympedia. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ↑ ÖFB Players profile
- ↑ Goalscoring for Austrian National Team - RSSSF
- ↑ Transfermarkt.at
- ↑ List of Luxembourg National Coaches. ProFootball.lu. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ ORF.at
Other websites
- Profile - Austria Archive
- Ernst Melchior at National-Football-Teams.com