Karl Decker (footballer)

Karl Decker
	Karl Decker - Denkmal Austria
Personal information
Date of birth	5 September 1921
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	27 September 2005 (aged 84)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder/Inside forward
Youth career
1934	Ottakringer SC
1934–1937	Schwarz-Weiß Wien
1937	Weiße Elf Penzing
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1951–1952	First Vienna
1952–1954	Sturm Graz
1956–1958	FC Grenchen
1958–1964	Austria
1964–1965	Wiener Sport-Club
1966–1968	Wiener Sport-Club
1968–1970	SK Rapid Wien
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Karl Decker (5 September 1921 - 27 September 2005) was an Austrian footballer and manager. He is usually regarded as one of Austria's greatest players and one of the most prolific players of his generation.

International career[]

As a player Decker played for both Germany and Austria national football team, scoring 27 goals in 33 matches.^[1]

Honours[]

Austrian Football Bundesliga (3):
- 1942, 1943, 1944
Austrian Cup (1):
- 1943
(2):
- 1944, 1950^[2]

Ort der Sepultur[]

Der Meister ruht auf dem monumentalen Zentrakfriedhof von Wien.

Vienna Zentralfriedhof la tomba del campione Karl Decker

References[]

^ *Karl Decker's international career - RSSSF
^ Österreichs Torschützenkönige Archived 15 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine - Oberliga.at

External links[]

Karl Decker at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] *Karl Decker's international career - RSSSF

[2] Österreichs Torschützenkönige Archived 15 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine - Oberliga.at

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