| Ernst Melchior | |
| Fullname: | Ernst Melchior |
| Birth Date: | 1920 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Villach, Austria |
| Death Place: | Rouen, France |
| Years1: | 1940–1946 |
| Clubs1: | Villacher SV |
| Years2: | 1946–1953 |
| Clubs2: | Austria Wien |
| Caps2: | 158 |
| Goals2: | 120 |
| Years3: | 1954–1958 |
| Clubs3: | Rouen |
| Caps3: | 158 |
| Goals3: | 70 |
| Years4: | 1958–1959 |
| Clubs4: | Nantes |
| Caps4: | 35 |
| Goals4: | 16 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1946–1953 |
| Nationalteam1: | Austria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 36 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 16 |
| Manageryears1: | 1963–1964 |
| Managerclubs1: | Beşiktaş |
| Manageryears2: | 1967 |
| Managerclubs2: | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| Manageryears3: | 1968–1969 |
| Managerclubs3: | Club Africain |
| Manageryears4: | 1969–1972 |
| Managerclubs4: | Luxembourg |
| Manageryears5: | 1972–1975 |
| Managerclubs5: | Rouen |
Ernst Melchior (26 June 1920 – 5 August 1978) was an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]
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.
Melchior made his debut for Austria in an April 1946 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] He earned 36 caps, scoring 16 goals.[3] His last international was a November 1953 World Cup qualification match against Portugal.
Austria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Melchior goal.[4]
| scope=col | No. | scope=col data-sort-type=date | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 1 | 14 April 1946 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 2 | 18 April 1948 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 9 | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 3 | 2 May 1948 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 10 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1948–53 Central European International Cup | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 4 | 3 October 1948 | Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 14 | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 5 | 8 May 1949 | Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 17 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1948–53 Central European International Cup | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 6 | 2 April 1950 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 19 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1948–53 Central European International Cup | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 7 | 14 May 1950 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 20 | 5–3 | 5–3 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 8 | 8 October 1950 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 21 | 5–1 | 7–2 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 9 | 7–2 | |||||||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 10 | 29 October 1950 | Megyeri úti Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 22 | 3–3 | 3–4 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 11 | 5 November 1950 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 23 | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 12 | 13 December 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 24 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 13 | 17 June 1951 | Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | 26 | 1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 14 | 14 October 1951 | Stade du Heysel, Brussels, Belgium | 28 | 4–1 | 8–1 | Friendly | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 15 | 7–1 | |||||||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 16 | 28 November 1951 | Wembley, London, England | 30 | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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.[5]
Melchior died, aged 58, after a long illness in Rouen. In his honour, a gasse (street) in Vienna was named after him.