 Starek in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1945-02-16)16 February 1945 (age 80) | ||
| 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 | |||
August Starek (born 16 February 1945) is a former internationalAustrianfootballer and football manager.
Starek started his career at1. FC Simmering, clinching theRegionalliga East title in 1965. He then made a move toSK Rapid Wien, where he secured theAustrian football championship for the1966–67 season and 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-Club before ultimately concluding atFirst Vienna.
Starek represented theAustrian national team between 1968 and 1974, scoring his first goal on 6 November 1968 in a 2–1 away defeat againstScotland during the1970 FIFA World Cup qualification.[2]
Starek began his coaching journey atAustria Salzburg for a one-year stint, then moved toGrazer AK for 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-21 squad.
Despite finishing second in the1987–88 Austrian Bundesliga, his coaching tenure atAustria Wien only lasted four months, as he resigned on 16 November 1988, citing controversies with club's managing directorJosef Walter, when a new player,Enrique Báez fromMontevideo 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 Cup final.
From 1994 to 1996, he ventured to Germany to coach the second-tierVfB Leipzig. His coaching journey continued in Graz AK andFC Kärnten until 1999, marking almost two decades in coaching, although without any title successes.[1]
On 21 November 1970 Starek was excluded from the match between Admira Wacker and Rapid Wien by referee Paul Drabek at theTivoli in 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 5,000shillings by his club. Since then, he became known as "Gustl Starek" and "der Schwarze Gustl" (German for "the black gustl").[1]
1. FC Simmering
Rapid Wien
1. FC Nürnberg
Bayern Munich
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