Max Merkel

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)
National team
1939	Germany	1	(0)
1952	Austria	1	(0)
Teams managed
1954–1955	HBS Craeyenhout
1955–1956	Netherlands
1956–1958	SK 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial honours

Rapid Wien

• Austrian League: 1956–57

1860 Munich^[4]

• Bundesliga: 1965–66
• DFB-Pokal: 1963–64
• European Cup Winners' Cup: Runners-up: 1964–65

1. FC Nürnberg

• Bundesliga: 1967–68

Atlético Madrid

• Copa del Generalísimo: 1971–72
• Spanish League: 1972–73

References

1. "Max MERKEL". rapidarchiv.at (in German). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
2. "Max Merkel - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
3. "Max Merkel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
4. "Merkel managerial career - BDFutbol". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 December 2019.