August Starek(born 16 February 1945) is a former internationalAustrianfootballerand football manager.
 Starek in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna,Austria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1965 | 1. FC Simmering | 15 | (1) |
| 1965–1967 | SK Rapid Wien | 24 | (24) |
| 1967–1968 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 24 | (5) |
| 1968–1970 | Bayern Munich | 38 | (5) |
| 1970–1971 | SK Rapid Wien | 18 | (0) |
| 1971–1972 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 31 | (13) |
| 1972–1973 | LASK Linz | 27 | (6) |
| 1973–1977 | SK Rapid Wien | 88 | (26) |
| 1977–1979 | Wiener Sport-Club | 62 | (15) |
| 1979–1980 | First Vienna | 16 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1968–1974 | Austria | 22 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Austria Salzburg | ||
| 1981–1982 | Grazer AK | ||
| 1982–1985 | Admira Wacker | ||
| 1985–1987 | Austria(assistant) | ||
| 1985–1987 | Austria U-21 | ||
| 1988 | Austria Wien | ||
| 1989–1991 | SK Sturm Graz | ||
| 1992–1993 | SK Rapid Wien | ||
| 1994–1996 | VfB Leipzig | ||
| 1996–1997 | Grazer AK | ||
| 1998–1999 | FC Kärnten | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editStarek started his career at1. FC Simmering,clinching theRegionalliga Easttitle in 1965. He then made a move toSK Rapid Wien,where he secured theAustrian football championshipfor the1966–67 seasonand claimed the season's top scorer title. Transitioning to the German league, he joined1. FC Nürnberg,contributing to their Bundesliga victory in1967–68.His journey continued atBayern Munich,where he triumphed with yet another Bundesliga title in1968–69,marking a historic milestone as the first player to achieve back-to-back Bundesliga wins with two different clubs.[1]
After his stints in Germany, Starek returned to Rapid Wien, briefly reunited with Nürnberg, and then played forLASK Linz.He once again found success at Rapid Wien, securing the 1976Austrian Cup.His career path then led him toWiener Sport-Clubbefore ultimately concluding atFirst Vienna.
International career
editStarek represented theAustrian national teambetween 1968 and 1974, scoring his first goal on 6 November 1968 in a 2–1 away defeat againstScotlandduring the1970 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2]
Managerial career
editStarek began his coaching journey atAustria Salzburgfor a one-year stint, then moved toGrazer AKfor another year, followed by a three-year tenure atAdmira Wacker.Between 1985 and 1987, he held a dual coaching role, serving as an assistant coach for the Austrian national team while also leading theAustrian U-21squad.
Despite finishing second in the1987–88 Austrian Bundesliga,his coaching tenure atAustria Wienonly lasted four months, as he resigned on November 16, 1988, citing controversies with club's managing directorJosef Walter,when a new player,Enrique BáezfromMontevideo Wanderers,was introduced by the executive committee two days earlier, without consulting Starek.[3]Subsequently, he took on coaching roles atSK Sturm Graz(1989 to 1991) and SK Rapid Wien (1991 to 1993), where he lost the1992–93 Austrian Cupfinal.
From 1994 to 1996, he ventured to Germany to coach the second-tierVfB Leipzig.His coaching journey continued in Graz AK andFC Kärntenuntil 1999, marking almost two decades in coaching, although without any title successes.[1]
Controversy
editOn November 21, 1970, Starek was excluded from the match between Admira Wacker and Rapid Wien by referee Paul Drabek at theTivoliin Innsbruck as he lifted his pants, probably due to the insults from the audience, for which he was banned for 10 matches and was fined 5,000shillingsby his club. Since then, he became known as "Gustl Starek" and "der Schwarze Gustl" (German for "the black gustl" ).[1]
Honours
edit1. FC Simmering
- Regionalliga East:1965
Rapid Wien
1. FC Nürnberg
Bayern Munich
Individual
- Austrian football championship top scorer: 1966–67 (21 goals)
References
edit- ^abcHackl, Christian (6 July 2015)."Gustl Starek: Gesetz der Straße, Friede mit dem Hintern"(in German). Der Standard.
- ^"August Starek"(in German). ÖFB.
- ^Linden, Peter (20 July 2020)."Debatten um Herzog: Selbst Austrias Sportvorstand hat eine Rapid-Vergangenheit"(in German). peterlinden.live.
External links
edit- August Starekat WorldFootball.net
- August Starekat National-Football-Teams
- Profile- Rapidarchiv(in German)
- Profile- Austria-Archiv(in German)
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