Max Merkel

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
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

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

Managerial honours

Rapid Wien

• Austrian League: 1956–57

1860 Munich

• 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