Eduard Krieger
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eduard Franz Krieger | ||
Date of birth | 16 December 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Date of death | 20 December 2019 | (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) |
Total | 357 | (40) | |
International career | |||
1970–1978 | Österreich | 25 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eduard Franz Krieger (16 December 1946 – 20 December 2019)[1] was an Austrian international footballer.
Club career
[edit]Krieger started his professional career at Austria Wien before moving abroad in 1975 to enjoy a very successful period at Ernst Happel's FC Brugge. With Brugge he won three league titles and a domestic cup title. In 1976 they reached the UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool, which they lost 4-3 on aggregate. In 1978, he again was on the losing side against Liverpool in the 1978 European Cup Final.
After a short spell at Dutch side VVV-Venlo, Krieger returned to Austria to finish his career at LASK Linz.
International career
[edit]Krieger made his debut for Austria in April 1970 against Yugoslavia 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.
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Austria Wien[3]
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1969-70
- Austrian Cup: 1970-71, 1973-74
- Club Brugge[4]
- Belgian First Division: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78
- Belgian Cup: 1976–77[5]
- UEFA Cup: 1975-76 (runners-up)[6]
- European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1977-78 (runners-up)[7]
- Jules Pappaert Cup (1): 1978[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-LASK-Spieler Edi Krieger gestorben".
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ "Austria Wien - Titels, trofeeën en ereplaatsen".
- ^ "Club Brugge | Palmares". 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Belgium - List of Cup Finals".
- ^ "Sportuitslagen | Voetbal - UEFA Cup - 1975/1976 - Home".
- ^ "Uefa.com 1978 final highlights: Liverpool 1-0 Club Brugge".
- ^ "Jules Pappaert Cup". October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Profile - Weltfussball [dead link]
- Profile - Club Brugge
- Profile - Austria Archive
- Eduard Krieger at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1946 births
- 2019 deaths
- Footballers from Vienna
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austria men's international footballers
- 1978 FIFA World Cup players
- FK Austria Wien players
- Club Brugge KV players
- VVV-Venlo players
- LASK players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eredivisie players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- Austrian football midfielder stubs
- Austrian football defender stubs