Ernst Melchior

Ernst Melchior

Personal information
Full name	Ernst Melchior
Date of birth	June 26, 1920(1920-06-26)
Place of birth	Villach, Austria
Date of death	August 5, 1978(1978-08-05) (aged 58)
Place of death	Rouen, France
Playing position	striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Villacher SV
1946-1953	Austria Wien	158	(120)
1954-1958	FC Rouen	158	(70)
1958-1959	FC Nantes	35	(16)
National team
1946-1953	Austria	36	(16)
Teams managed
1963-1964	Beşiktaş JK
1967	Fortuna Düsseldorf
1968-1969	Club Africain
1969-1972	Luxembourg
1972-1975	Rouen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ernst Melchior (26 June 1920 in Villach – 5 August 1978 in Rouen, France) was an Austrian football player.

Club career

He played seven years for Austrian giants 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 He earned 36 caps, scoring 16 goals. 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) in Vienna was named after him.

External links

• Profile - Austria Archive
• Career stats - National Football Teams