Eduard Krieger

Austrian footballer (1946–2019)

Eduard "Eddie" Franz Krieger (16 December 1946 – 20 December 2019)[1] was an international Austrian footballer.

Eddie Krieger
Personal information
Full name Eduard Franz Krieger
Date of birth (1946-12-16)16 December 1946
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Date of death 20 December 2019(2019-12-20) (aged 73)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender or Midfielder
Youth career
SC Simmering
Waggonfabrik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1975 Austria Wien 168 (14)
1975–1978 Club Brugge K.V. 88 (10)
1979 VVV-Venlo 8 (2)
1979–1983 LASK Linz 93 (14)
National team
1970–1978 Austria 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Krieger started his professional career at Austria Wien. After a play at Dutch side VVV-Venlo, Krieger returned to Austria to finish his career at LASK Linz. He made his debut for Austria in April 1970 and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[2] He earned 25 caps, no goals scored. He played his final international match in 1978.

References change

  1. "Ex-LASK-Spieler Edi Krieger gestorben".
  2. Record at FIFA Tournaments Archived 2015-04-07 at the Wayback Machine - FIFA

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