Karl Decker (5 September 1921 – 27 September 2005) was an Austrian footballer and manager. He is usually regarded as one of

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

's greatest players and one of the most prolific players of his generation.

International career

As a player Decker played for both

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and

Austria national football team The Austria national football team (german: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in men's international football competition and it is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußbal ...

, scoring 27 goals in 33 matches. He was also part of Austria's squad for the football tournament at the

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, but he did not play in any matches.

Honours

* Austrian Football Bundesliga (3): ** 1942, 1943, 1944 * Austrian Cup (1): ** 1943 * Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (2): ** 1944, 1950Österreichs Torschützenkönige
– Oberliga.at Karl Decker calciatore

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