What is Ernst Ocwirk?
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ernst Ocwirk | image = Ernst Ocwirk 1953.jpg | caption = Ocwirk in 1953 | birth_date = {{birth date|1926|3|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Vienna]], Austria | death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|1|23|1926|3|7|df=y}} | death_place = [[Klein-Pöchlarn]], Austria | height = 1.83 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = FC Stadlau | years1 = 1942–1947 | clubs1 = [[Floridsdorfer AC]] | caps1 = 83 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 1947–1956 | clubs2 = [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] | caps2 = 209 | goals2 = 31 | years3 = 1956–1961 | clubs3 = [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] | caps3 = 154 | goals3 = 37 | years4 = 1961–1962 | clubs4 = [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 5 | totalcaps = 461 | totalgoals = 76 | nationalyears1 = 1945–1962 | nationalteam1 = [[Austria national football team|Austria]] | nationalcaps1 = 62 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | manageryears1 = 1962–1965 | managerclubs1 = [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] | manageryears2 = 1965–1970 | managerclubs2 = [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] | manageryears3 = 1970–1971 | managerclubs3 = [[1. FC Köln]] | manageryears4 = 1971–1973 | managerclubs4 = [[FC Admira Wacker Mödling|Admira Wacker]] |medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUT}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 Switzerland]]|}} }} '''Ernst Ocwirk''' (7 March 1926 – 23 January 1980) was an Austrian [[association football|football]] player and coach. He played as midfielder mainly for FK Austria Wien in Austria and [[U.C. Sampdoria|U.C. Sampdoria Genua ]] in Italy. He was also a player of the [[Austria national football team|Austrian national football team]]. He is regarded as one of the greatest Austrian footballers of all time. Nicknamed ''Clockwork'' by the British for his midfield consistency, as well as the nickname being suggested by his surname, he is often cited as the last of the old-fashioned attacking [[centre half|centre-halves]]; he was known for his aesthetic