Heinrich Müller (footballer)

Heinrich "Wudi" Müller (May 13, 1909 – April 5, 2000) was an Austrian football player and coach. In the early 1930s he was an  part of Austria's  Wunderteam. He played as midfielder mainly for Wiener AC and later for FK Austria Wien.

Club career
The trained shoemaker played from 1921 to 1935 for Wiener AC. With this club he won the 1931 Cup of Austria. In 1935 the  midfielder moved to MTK Budapest  where he won the Hungarian championships of 1936 and 1937. In June 1940 Müller returned to Vienna and joined Austria Wien.

International career
In the early 1930s he played five times for the Austria national football team. He scored four goals. This includes two nominations for the famed Wunderteam.
International statistics 
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Austria 193232193322Total54
Scores and results list Austrias's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Müller goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Heinrich MüllerNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition12 October 1932  Üllöi út,   Budapest ,   Hungary  2-23-2  Friendly match223 October 1932   Prater Stadion,   Vienna, Austria  1-03-1  Svehla-Cup317 September 1933 Spartastadion,    Prague ,    Czechoslovakia  1-13-3  Friendly match41 October 1933 Prater Stadion,  Vienna , Austria  1-02-2   Friendly match

Manager career
As a coach, his name is primarily associated with FK Austria Wien. He was three times coach of the team. In total, he coached the club for 12 years.

Most successful was his first period which reached from 1945 to 1954. They became champions  in the years 1949, 1950 and 1953 and Austrian Cup winner in 1948 and 1949. In the first three years he also played league matches for the club.

In 1956 he was coach of the Netherlands national football team for one match. In the later 1950s and early 1960s he coached Neherlands first division side Willem II in Tilburg.

In December 1964 after a short time with AEK in Athens, he returned to Austria Although they had promising players the club ended up seventh in the league and Ernst Ocwirk was placed as "sporting director" alongside Müller and replaced him fully by the end of the year. In the 1971–72 season he made another comeback on the coaching bench of Austria, but was without titels again.

Statistical summary
 Era  Club  Successes 1971–1972  Austria Wien  1964–1965  Austria Wien  196X-1964  AEK Athens Κύπελο Ελλάδος  1960–1961  Willem II  1958–1959  Willem II  1956  Netherlands  1946–1954  Austria Wien  1948 - Cup of Austria1949 - Championship of Austria1949 - Cup of Austria1950 - Championship of Austria1953 - Championship of Austria

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Category:1909 births
Category:2000 deaths
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:FK Austria Wien managers
Category:AEK Athens F.C. managers
Category:Austrian football midfielders