Ernst Melchior

Ernst Melchior (26 June 1920 – 5 August 1978) was an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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
Playing 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

Club career

Melchior was born in Villach. He played seven years for Austrian club Austria Wien before moving to France where he played for FC Rouen and FC Nantes.

International career

Melchior made his debut for Austria in an April 1946 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1948 Summer Olympics[1] He earned 36 caps, scoring 16 goals.[2] His last international was a November 1953 World Cup qualification match against Portugal.

International goals

Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Melchior goal.[3]

No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 April 1946Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria1 Hungary2–23–2Friendly
2 18 April 1948Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria9  Switzerland2–03–1Friendly
3 2 May 1948Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria10 Hungary1–13–21948–53 Central European International Cup
4 3 October 1948Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary14 Hungary1–21–2Friendly
5 8 May 1949Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary17 Hungary1–41–61948–53 Central European International Cup
6 2 April 1950Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria19 Italy1–01–01948–53 Central European International Cup
7 14 May 1950Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria20 Hungary5–35–3Friendly
8 8 October 1950Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria21 Yugoslavia5–17–2Friendly
9 7–2
10 29 October 1950Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary22 Hungary3–33–4Friendly
11 5 November 1950Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria23 Denmark1–05–1Friendly
12 13 December 1950Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland24 Scotland1–01–0Friendly
13 17 June 1951Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark26 Denmark1–03–3Friendly
14 14 October 1951Stade du Heysel, Brussels, Belgium28 Belgium4–18–1Friendly
15 7–1
16 28 November 1951Wembley, London, England30 England1–02–2Friendly

Managerial career

Melchior was manager of Beşiktaş J.K. (Turkey), Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany), Club Africain (Tunisia) and Rouen (France). He was also the tenth manager of the Luxembourg national football team, in charge for 13 games.[4]

Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
 Luxembourg 12 October 1969 23 April 1972 13 0 2 11 000.0
Total 13 0 2 11 000.0

Death and legacy

Melchior died, aged 58, after a long illness in Rouen. In his honour, a gasse (street) in Vienna was named after him.

References
  1. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  2. Goalscoring for Austrian National Team - RSSSF
  3. "Ernst Melchior at EU-Football". EU-Football. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. "List of Luxembourg National Coaches". ProFootball.lu. Retrieved 31 October 2018.


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