Login
Login

Max Morlock

{{Short description|German footballer (1925–1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Max Morlock

| image = Valznerweiher 1961.jpg

| caption = Morlock in an 1. FC Nürnberg commemorative banner

| fullname = Maximilian Morlock

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|5|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nuremberg, Germany

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|9|10|1925|5|11|df=yes}}

| death_place = Nuremberg, Germany

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1940

| youthclubs1 = Eintracht Nürnberg

| years1 = 1940–1964

| clubs1 = 1. FC Nürnberg

| caps1 = 472

| goals1 = 294

| nationalyears1 = 1950–1958

| nationalteam1 = West Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 26

| nationalgoals1 = 21

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1954 Switzerland|}}

}}

Maximilian Morlock ({{IPA|de|ˈmɔʁlɔk}}; 11 May 1925 – 10 September 1994) was a German footballer active in the 1950s and early 1960s. In his time with the West Germany national team, he earned 26 caps and scored 21 goals. His position was that of an inside right forward.

In his youth he learned to play football at Eintracht Nürnberg. In 1940 he became a member of the then famous 1. FC Nürnberg, debuting in the first team on 30 November 1941. Until 1964 he appeared more than 900 times in the first team of the so-called Club and scored about 700 goals. In 1948 and 1961 he led the team to German championships, in 1962 to the German Cup. 38 years old he even appeared 21 times in the founding season of the German Bundesliga.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/morlockdata.html | title = Maximilian Morlock - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | author = Matthias Arnhold | date = 14 March 2013 | access-date = 14 March 2013 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}} He also was top scorer of the Oberliga Süd in 1950–51 and 1951–52.{{cite book | title = 50 Jahre Bayerischer Fußball-Verband | year = 1996 | publisher = Vindelica Verlag | page = 189 }}

His first cap for the national team was in 1950, when he played instead of the injured Fritz Walter. He was a member of the West Germany team that won their first World Cup in 1954. In the final match against Hungary Morlock scored West Germany's first goal to start the comeback after going 2–0 down. He received his last cap in a friendly game against Egypt in December 1958.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/morlock-intlg.html | title = Max Morlock - Goals in International Matches | author = Matthias Arnhold | date = 21 March 2004 | access-date = 14 March 2013 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}

As a player, Morlock's strengths were a sound technique coupled with fighting spirit. As a linkman he felt at home best between defense and attack, but he was also dangerous in front of the goal.{{cite book | title = Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler | last = Bitter | first = Jürgen | year = 1997 | publisher = Sportverlag | page = 323}}

Morlock died from cancer on 10 September 1994, aged 69.

Career statistics

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|16782|access-date=23 October 2024}}

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="8"|West Germany

|1950

10
195134
195232
195344
195489
195531
195620
195821
colspan="2"|Total

!26

21

:Scores and results list West Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morlock goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Max Morlock

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|{{dts|23 September 1951}}

|Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria

|{{fb|Austria}}

|style="text-align:center"|–

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Austria v West Germany, 23 September 1951|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/austria-v-west-germany-23-september-1951-225991/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|2

|{{dts|17 October 1951}}

|Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

|{{fb|Republic of Ireland}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|style="text-align:center"|2–3

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Republic of Ireland v West Germany, 17 October 1951|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/republic-of-ireland-v-west-germany-17-october-1951-226003/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|3

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|21 November 1951}}

|rowspan="2"|Istanbul, Turkey

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Turkey}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–0

|rowspan="2"|Friendly

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=Turkey v West Germany, 21 November 1951|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/turkey-v-west-germany-21-november-1951-226016/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|4

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

style="text-align:center"|5

|{{dts|9 November 1952}}

|Rosenaustadion, Augsburg, West Germany

|{{fb|Switzerland}}

|style="text-align:center"|–

|style="text-align:center"|5–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=West Germany v Switzerland, 09 November 1952|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/west-germany-v-switzerland-09-november-1952-226133/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|6

|{{dts|21 December 1952}}

|Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, West Germany

|{{fb|Yugoslavia|1945}}

|style="text-align:center"|–

|style="text-align:center"|3–2

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Max Morlock - Goals in International Matches|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/morlock-intlg.html|website=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|7

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|11 October 1953}}

|rowspan="2"|Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Saar}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0

|rowspan="2"|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=West Germany v Saar, 11 October 1953|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/west-germany-v-saar-11-october-1953-226271/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|8

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

style="text-align:center"|9

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|22 November 1953}}

|rowspan="2"|Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, West Germany

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Norway}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–1

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–1

|rowspan="2"|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=West Germany v Norway, 22 November 1953|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/west-germany-v-norway-22-november-1953-226292/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|10

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

style="text-align:center"|11

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|28 March 1954}}

|rowspan="2"|Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken, Saar Protectorate

|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Saar}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1

|rowspan="2"|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=Saar v West Germany, 28 March 1954|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/saar-v-west-germany-28-march-1954-226333/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|12

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

style="text-align:center"|13

|{{dts|25 April 1954}}

|St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland

|{{fb|Switzerland}}

|style="text-align:center"|–

|style="text-align:center"|5–3

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Switzerland v West Germany, 25 April 1954|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/switzerland-v-west-germany-25-april-1954-226345/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|14

|{{dts|17 June 1954}}

|Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland

|{{fb|Turkey}}

|style="text-align:center"|4–1

|style="text-align:center"|4–1

|1954 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|title=Germany FR 4-1 Turkey (Jun 17, 1954) Final Score|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/197584/turkey-germany-fr|website=ESPN|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|15

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|23 June 1954}}

|rowspan="3"|Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland

|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Turkey}}

|style="text-align:center"|3–1

|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|7–2

|rowspan="3"|1954 FIFA World Cup

|rowspan="3"|{{Cite web|title=West Germany v Turkey, 23 June 1954|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/west-germany-v-turkey-23-june-1954-226392/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|16

|style="text-align:center"|4–1

style="text-align:center"|17

|style="text-align:center"|5–1

style="text-align:center"|18

|{{dts|30 June 1954}}

|St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland

|{{fb|Austria}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|style="text-align:center"|6–1

|1954 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|title=West Germany v Austria, 30 June 1954|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/west-germany-v-austria-30-june-1954-226397/|website=National Football Teams|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|19

|{{dts|4 July 1954}}

|Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland

|{{fb|Hungary}}

|style="text-align:center"|–

|style="text-align:center"|3–2

|1954 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|title=The Miracle of Bern|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/west-germany-hungary-1954-final|website=FIFA|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|20

|{{dts|25 September 1955}}

|JNA Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

|{{fb|Yugoslavia|1945}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–3

|style="text-align:center"|1–3

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Yugoslavia v West Germany, 25 September 1955|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/yugoslavia-v-west-germany-25-september-1955-226569/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|21

|{{dts|28 December 1958}}

|Cairo, Egypt

|{{fb|Egypt|1958}}

|style="text-align:center"|–

|style="text-align:center"|1–2

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Egypt v West Germany, 28 December 1958|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/egypt-v-west-germany-28-december-1958-227212/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

Honours

  • In 1961 he was voted German Footballer of the Year by the Association of German Sports Journalists.
  • In 1995, less than a year after his death, the square in front of the Frankenstadion, home of the 1. FC Nürnberg, was renamed Max-Morlock-Platz in his honour. The stadium's postal address is Max-Morlock-Platz 1.
  • In 2006, a majority of fans voted in favour of renaming the Frankenstadion itself into "Max-Morlock-Stadion", but the city of Nuremberg won a sponsorship deal with a local bank, which included renaming the stadium EasyCredit-Stadion after one of that bank's financial products. His name was finally used as the stadium's name in July 2017.

External links

  • {{fussballdaten|morlockmax|Max Morlock}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{German Footballer of the Year}}

{{West Germany squad 1954 FIFA World Cup}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morlock, Max}}

Category:1925 births

Category:1994 deaths

Category:Footballers from Nuremberg

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:German men's footballers

Category:Germany men's international footballers

Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players

Category:FIFA World Cup–winning players

Category:1. FC Nürnberg players

Category:Bundesliga players

Category:West German men's footballers