| Robert Merz | |
| Fullname: | Robert Merz |
| Birth Date: | 1887 11, df=yes |
| Death Place: | Poturzyn, Russian Poland |
| Years1: | 1904–1907 |
| Years2: | 1907–1914 |
| Clubs1: | Wiener SV |
| Clubs2: | DFC Prag |
| Nationalyears1: | 1908–1914 |
| Nationalteam1: | Austria |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Robert Merz (25 November 1887 – 30 August 1914) was an Austrian amateur football (soccer) player. He died during World War I, aged 26.[1]
Born in Zizkow, Merz began playing youth football with a predecessor to Wiener Sport-Club (Wiener SV). He joined Wiener SV's senior side at age 16,[2] before becoming a professional with DFC Prag when he moved back to his hometown in 1907.[3]
He was a member of the Austrian Olympic squad at the 1912 Summer Olympics[4] and played two matches in the main tournament as well as two matches in the consolation tournament.[5] He scored two goals against Germany in the first round of the main tournament.[6]
For the Austria national football team he played 13 games and scored 5 goals.
Merz was a reserve lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.