Max Merkel (7 December 1918 – 28 November 2006) was an Austrian footballer who played international football for both Germany and Austria as a defender.[2] At club level, he played for Rapid Wien, Wiener SC, and Luftwaffen SV Markersdorf.[3]

Max Merkel
Merkel in 1968
Personal information
Date of birth (1918-12-07)7 December 1918
Place of birth Vienna, Republic of German-Austria
Date of death 28 November 2006(2006-11-28) (aged 87)
Place of death Putzbrunn, Germany
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1937 Rapid Wien 1 (0)
1937–1942 Wiener SC
1942–1944 Luftwaffen SV Markersdorf
1945–1946 Wiener SC
1946–1954 Rapid Wien 145 (7)
International career
1939 Germany 1 (0)
1952 Austria 1 (0)
Managerial career
1954–1955 HBS Craeyenhout
1955–1956 Netherlands
1956–1958 Rapid Wien[1]
1958–1961 Borussia Dortmund
1961–1966 TSV 1860 Munich
1967–1969 1. FC Nürnberg
1969–1971 Sevilla FC
1971–1973 Atlético Madrid
1974–1975 TSV 1860 Munich
1975–1976 FC Schalke 04
1976–1977 FC Augsburg
1981–1982 Karlsruher SC
1983 FC Zürich
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial honours

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Rapid Wien

1860 Munich[4]

1. FC Nürnberg

Atlético Madrid

References

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  1. ^ "Max MERKEL". rapidarchiv.at (in German). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Max Merkel – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Max Merkel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Merkel managerial career – BDFutbol". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 December 2019.