Ernst Melchior (26 June 1920 – 5 August 1978) was an Austrian professional footballer who played as a striker.
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.Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA He earned 36 caps, scoring 16 goals.Goalscoring for Austrian National Team - RSSSF 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. No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition114 April 1946Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria12–23–2Friendly218 April 1948Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria92–03–1Friendly32 May 1948Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria101–13–21948–53 Central European International Cup43 October 1948Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary141–21–2Friendly58 May 1949Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary171–41–61948–53 Central European International Cup62 April 1950Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria191–01–01948–53 Central European International Cup714 May 1950Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria205–35–3Friendly88 October 1950Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria215–17–2Friendly97–21029 October 1950Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary223–33–4Friendly115 November 1950Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria231–05–1Friendly1213 December 1950Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland241–01–0Friendly1317 June 1951Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark261–03–3Friendly1414 October 1951Stade du Heysel, Brussels, Belgium284–18–1Friendly157–11628 November 1951Wembley, London, England301–02–2Friendly
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.
TeamFromToRecord12 October 196923 April 1972Total
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.
External links Profile - Austria Archive
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