August Starek

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August Starek
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Starek in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-02-16) 16 February 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1965 1. FC Simmering 15 (1)
1965–1967 SK Rapid Wien 24 (24)
1967–1968 1. FC Nürnberg 24 (5)
1968–1970 FC 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 coach
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
1998–2000 FC Kärnten
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

August Starek (born 16 February 1945) is a former international Austrian footballer and football manager. He is also known as "Gustl Starek" and "der Schwarze Gustl" (German for "the black gustl").


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