Max Gold (born

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; died

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) was an early twentieth century Austrian

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right full back who played professionally in Austria and the United States. He also earned two

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with the

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in 1922.

Player

Club career

Gold began his career with Wiener AF, gaining entry into the first team during the 1919–1920 season. He won the 1922

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with Wiener. In the fall of 1922, Gold transferred to

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. In the summer of 1924 he played for Makkabi Tallinn in Estonia. He was back with Hakoah in the fall and won the 1924–1925 league title with them. In 1927, Gold moved to the

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of the American Soccer League following a Hakoah Vienna tour of the United States. In 1928, the owner of the Giants,

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, instrumental in kicking off the “Soccer Wars” which resulted in FIFA declaring the ASL and Giants “outlaws”. Gold returned to Austria and spent the 1928–1929 season with

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. By 1929, the Soccer Wars had been resolved and in August 1929, he moved back to the ASL to play for the

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. An injury suffered during the season led to the end of his playing career.

National team

In 1922, Gold earned two

with the

. The first was a 1–1 tie with

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followed by a 7–1 victory over

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Coach

Following his retirement from playing, Gold embarked on a career as team owner and manager. He had briefly coached Makkabi Kaunas in Estonia during the summer 1925. He now became the owner and manager of Maccabi Chicago and later coached in Luxembourg and Vienna.

References

External links

1924/25 Hakoah Vienna team photo

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gold, Max 1900 births 1961 deaths Austrian men's footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Jewish footballers Austrian Jews Hakoah Vienna footballers American Soccer League (1921–1933) players New York Giants (soccer) players Hakoah All-Stars players Men's association football fullbacks Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the United States 20th-century Austrian sportsmen