| Full name | Johann Ignace Tax |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 9 April 1909 |
| Birth place | Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Death date | 7 January 1977 (aged 67) |
| Death place | Perpignan, France |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Years 1 | 1927–1930 |
| Clubs 1 | Wacker Vienna |
| Caps 1 | 54 |
| Goals 1 | 18 |
| Years 2 | 1931 |
| Clubs 2 | First Vienna |
| Years 3 | 1931–1935 |
| Clubs 3 | Servette |
| Years 4 | 1935–1945 |
| Clubs 4 | Saint-Étienne |
| Caps 4 | 133 |
| Goals 4 | 54 |
| Manageryears 1 | 1943–1950 |
| Managerclubs 1 | Saint-Étienne |
| Manageryears 2 | 1954–1955 |
| Managerclubs 2 | JGA Nevers |
Johann Ignace Tax (9 April 1909 – 7 January 1977), also known as Ignaz Tax was an Austrian-French footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Tax joined Wacker Vienna in 1927, and spent three and a half seasons there, before joining First Vienna halfway through the 1930–31 season. In the summer of 1931, he joined former teammate Karl Rappan at Servette, where Rappan was the player-manager. He helped Servette win two Swiss Nationalliga titles, and finish runners-up in the 1933–34 Swiss Cup.[1]
On 4 July 1935,[2] Tax joined Saint-Étienne for a transfer fee 50,000 francs. While at Saint-Étienne, he formed a duo with former Yugoslav international Ivan Bek.[2] Following the German invasion of France during World War II, he was captured by the Germans, and was interned in Belgium until the end of 1941. Afterwards, he returned to playing for Saint-Étienne.[1][2]
In 1943, Tax was appointed as the manager of Saint-Étienne. Around the same time, Saint-Étienne president Pierre Guichard registered four players, including Tax, as employees of his company to circumvent Vichy France's ban on both professionalism and foreign players. Because of this, they were banned by the French Football Federation, but were pardoned following the liberation of France. In July 1950, after Guichard return to the club as president following the ban, Tax was dismissed and replaced by former teammate Jean Snella.[1][2]
Legacy
One of the streets near the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is named after him.[1][2]
Honours
- First Vienna
- Nationalliga: 1932–33, 1933–34
- Swiss Cup runner-up: 1933–34
References
- ^ Karembeu, Auteur Julian (4 October 2011). "Les légendes du SFC : Ignaz Tax, transféré pour 50 000 francs à l’ASSE" [SFC legends: Ignaz Tax, transferred to ASSE for 50,000 francs] (in fr-FR). Les Enfants du Servette. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ^ "Fiche de: TAX Ignace" (in French). www.anciensverts.com. Retrieved 23 April 2026.