Robert Merz

Robert Merz (25 November 1887 – 30 August 1914) was an Austrian amateur football (soccer) player. He died during World War I, aged 26.^[1]

Robert Merz

Personal information
Full name	Robert Merz
Date of birth	(1887-11-25)25 November 1887
Place of birth	Zizkow, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	30 August 1914(1914-08-30) (aged 26)
Place of death	Poturzyn, Russian Poland
Position(s)	striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1904–1907	Wiener SV
1907–1914	DFC Prag
International career
1908–1914	Austria	13	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Zizkow, Merz began playing youth football with a predecessor to Wiener Sport-Club (Wiener SV). He joined Wiener SV's senior side at age 16,^[2] before becoming a professional with DFC Prag when he moved back to his hometown in 1907.^[3]

International career

He was a member of the Austrian Olympic squad at the 1912 Summer Olympics^[4] and played two matches in the main tournament as well as two matches in the consolation tournament.^[5] He scored two goals against Germany in the first round of the main tournament.^[6]

For the Austria national football team, he played 13 games and scored 5 goals.

Military service

Merz was a reserve lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.^[3]

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I