- Ernst Melchior
Infobox Football biography
playername = Ernst Melchior
fullname = Ernst Melchior
height =
dateofbirth = birth date|1920|6|26
cityofbirth =Villach
countryofbirth =Austria
dateofdeath = Death date and age|1978|8|5|1920|6|26
cityofdeath =Rouen
countryofdeath =France
currentclub = deceased
clubnumber =
position =striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1946-1953 1954-1958 1958-1959
clubs =Villacher SV Austria Wien FC Rouen FC Nantes
caps(goals) = 158 (120) 158 0(70) 035 0(16)
nationalyears = 1946-1953
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 36 (16)
manageryears = 1969-1972
managerclubs = Luxembourg
pcupdate = 11 August 2008
ntupdate = 11 August 2008Ernst Melchior (born
June 26 ,1920 inVillach - †August 05 ,1978 in Rouen, France) was anAustria n football player.Club career
He played seven years for Austrian giants
Austria Wien before moving toFrance where he played forFC Rouen andFC 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 [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=54049/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] He earned 36 caps, scoring 16 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Goalscoring for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF] His last international was a November 1953 World Cup qualification match against Portugal.
Death and legacy
Melchior died, aged 58, after a long illness in
Rouen . In his honour, a "gasse" (street) inVienna was named after him.External links
* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=213 Profile] - Austria Archive
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22585 Career stats] - National Football TeamsReferences
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