Heinrich Müller (footballer)
Heinrich "Wudi" Müller (born May 13, 1909 – April 5, 2000) was an Austrian football player and coach. In the early 1930s he was an part of Austria's Wunderteam. He played as midfielder mainly for Wiener AC and later for FK Austria Wien.
.jpg) Heinrich Müller 1956 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 1909 | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 2000 (aged 90) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wiener AC | |||
| MTK Hungaria | |||
| 1940–1947 | Austria Wien | ||
| National team | |||
| 1932–1933 | Austria | 5 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1946–1954 | Austria Wien | ||
| 1956 | Netherlands | ||
| 1956–1962 | Willem II | ||
| 1963–1964 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1964–1965 | Austria Wien | ||
| 1971–1972 | Austria Wien | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
The trained shoemaker played from 1921 to 1935 for Wiener AC. With this club he won the 1931 Cup of Austria. In 1935 the midfielder moved to MTK Budapest where he won the Hungarian championships of 1936 and 1937. In June 1940 Müller returned to Vienna and joined Austria Wien.
International career
In the early 1930s he played five times for the Austria national football team. He scored four goals. This includes two nominations for the famed Wunderteam.
Manager career
As a coach, his name is primarily associated with FK Austria Wien. He was three times coach of the team. In total, he coached the club for 12 years.
Most successful was his first period which reached from 1945 to 1954. They became champions in the years 1949, 1950 and 1953 and Austrian Cup winner in 1948 and 1949. In the first three years he also played league matches for the club.
In 1956 he was coach of the Netherlands national football team for one match. In the later 1950s and early 1960s he coached Neherlands first division side Willem II in Tilburg.
In December 1964 after a short time with AEK in Athens, he returned to Austria Although they had promising players the club ended up seventh in the league and Ernst Ocwirk was placed as "sporting director" alongside Müller and replaced him fully by the end of the year. In the 1971–72 season he made another comeback on the coaching bench of Austria, but was without titels again.
Statistical summary
| Era | Club | Successes |
|---|---|---|
| 1971–1972 | Austria Wien | |
| 1964–1965 | Austria Wien | |
| 196X-1964 | AEK Athens | Κύπελο Ελλάδος |
| 1960–1961 | Willem II | |
| 1958–1959 | Willem II | |
| 1956 | Netherlands | |
| 1946–1954 | Austria Wien | 1948 - Cup of Austria 1949 - Championship of Austria 1949 - Cup of Austria 1950 - Championship of Austria 1953 - Championship of Austria |