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{{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]], [[Weimar Republic|Germany]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|9|10|1925|5|11|df=yes}}
| death_place = Nuremberg, Germany
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|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 national football team|West Germany]]
| nationalcaps1 = 26
| nationalgoals1 = 21
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 Switzerland]]|}}
}}
'''Maximilian Morlock''' ({{IPA|de|ˈmɔʁlɔk}}; 11 May 1925 &ndash; 10 September 1994) was a German [[Association football|footballer]] active in the 1950s and early 1960s. In his time with the [[Germany national football team|West Germany national team]], he earned 26 [[Cap (football)|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 [[DFB-Pokal|German Cup]]. 38 years old he even appeared 21 times in the [[1963–64 Bundesliga|founding season]] of the German [[Bundesliga]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> He also was top scorer of the Oberliga Süd in 1950–51 and 1951–52.<ref>{{cite book | title = 50 Jahre Bayerischer Fußball-Verband | year = 1996 | publisher = Vindelica Verlag | page = 189 }}</ref>

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 [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] in [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]. In the final match against [[Hungary national football team|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 national football team|Egypt]] in December 1958.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Bitter p.323">{{cite book | title = Deutschlands Fußball Nationalspieler | last = Bitter | first = Jürgen | year = 1997 | publisher =  Sportverlag | page = 323}}</ref>

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<ref>{{NFT player|16782|access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
|1950||1||0
|-
|1951||3||4
|-
|1952||3||2
|-
|1953||4||4
|-
|1954||8||9
|-
|1955||3||1
|-
|1956||2||0
|-
|1958||2||1
|-
!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}}
|[[Ernst-Happel-Stadion|Praterstadion]], [[Vienna]], Austria
|{{fb|Austria}}
|style="text-align:center"|–
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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"|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|11 October 1953}}
|rowspan="2"|[[MHPArena|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"|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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"|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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"|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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]]
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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"|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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	
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|{{dts|25 September 1955}}
|[[Partizan Stadium|JNA Stadium]], [[Belgrade]], Yugoslavia
|{{fb|Yugoslavia|1945}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|Friendly
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|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
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
* In 1961 he was voted [[Footballer of the Year (Germany)|German Footballer of the Year]] by the Association of German Sports Journalists.
* In 1995, less than a year after his death, the [[Town square|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 [[Nuremberg|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}}

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[[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]]