August Starek

August Starek (born 16 February 1945) is a former international Austrian footballer and football manager.

Club career Starek started his career at 1. FC Simmering, clinching the Regionalliga East title in 1965. He then made a move to SK Rapid Wien, where he secured the Austrian football championship for the 1966–67 season and claimed the season's top scorer title. Transitioning to the German league, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg, contributing to their Bundesliga victory in 1967–68. His journey continued at Bayern Munich, where he triumphed with yet another Bundesliga title in 1968–69, marking a historic milestone as the first player to achieve back-to-back Bundesliga wins with two different clubs.

Managerial career Starek began his coaching journey at Austria Salzburg for a one-year stint, then moved to Grazer AK for another year, followed by a three-year tenure at Admira Wacker. Between 1985 and 1987, he held a dual coaching role, serving as an assistant coach for the Austrian national team while also leading the Austrian U-21 squad.

Despite finishing second in the 1987–88 Austrian Bundesliga, his coaching tenure at Austria Wien only lasted four months, as he resigned on 16 November 1988, citing controversies with club's managing director Josef Walter, when a new player, Enrique Báez from Montevideo Wanderers, was introduced by the executive committee two days earlier, without consulting Starek. Subsequently, he took on coaching roles at SK Sturm Graz (1989 to 1991) and SK Rapid Wien (1991 to 1993), where he lost the 1992–93 Austrian Cup final.

From 1994 to 1996, he ventured to Germany to coach the second-tier VfB Leipzig. His coaching journey continued in Graz AK and FC Kärnten until 1999, marking almost two decades in coaching, although without any title successes.

Honours 1. FC Simmering Regionalliga East: 1965

Rapid Wien Austrian football championship: 1966–67 Austrian Cup: 1975–76

1. FC Nürnberg Bundesliga: 1967–68

Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 1968–69 DFB-Pokal: 1968–69

Individual Austrian football championship top scorer: 1966–67 (21 goals)