Alfred Riedl

**Alfred Riedl** (2 November 1949 – 8 September 2020) was an Austrian football player. He played as striker in Austria and Belgium. He was also a football coach.

### as player

He played for FK Austria Wien until his 22nd year. Then he went to Belgium and played there 8 seasons for  Sint-Truiden, Royal Antwerp and  Standard Liège. After he came back to Austria he played for KK Austria, Grazer AK, Wiener Sportclub and VfB Admira Wacker Mödling. He was two times top scorer in the Belgian league.

From 1974-1978 he played four matches for the Austrian national football team.

### as coach

As a manager, Riedl has coached Olympique Khouribga (Morocco, 1993–94), Al-Zamalek (Egypt, 1994–95), Al Salmiya (Kuwait, 2001–03), and many national teams, including Austria (1990–92), Liechtenstein (1997–98), Palestine (2004–05), Vietnam (1998–2001, 2003–04, 2005–2007), and Laos.

## Death

Riedl died on 8 September 2020 of cancer in Vienna at the age of 70.

### Club honours

- **Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):**
    - 1969, 1970
- **Austrian Cup (2):**
    - 1971, 1981

### Indonesia

- **ASEAN Football Championship**
    - **Runners-up (1)**: 2010

## Individual honours

- **Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1):**
    - 1972
- **Belgian First Division top scorer (2):**
    - 1973, 1975

## International statistics

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|Austria|1975|1|0|
|1978|3|0|||

## Other websites

- Official page
- Profile  - Austria Archive
- Career stats - National Football Teams

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Alfred Riedl
- **image**: Alfred Riedl, Fußballtrainer, Österreich (02).jpg
- **image size**: 200px
- **caption**: Alfred Riedl
- **fullname**: Alfred Riedl
- **birth place**: Vienna, Austria
- **death place**: Vienna, Austria
- **position**: Striker
- **youthyears1**: 1961-1967
- **youthclubs1**: ATSV Teesdorf
- **years1**: 1967-1972
- **years2**: 1972-1974
- **years3**: 1974-1976
- **years4**: 1976-1980
- **years5**: 1980
- **years6**: 1981-1982
- **years7**: 1982-1984
- **years8**: 1984-1985
- **clubs1**: Austria Wien
- **clubs2**: K. Sint-Truidense V.V., Sint-Truiden
- **clubs3**: R. Antwerp F.C., FC Antwerp
- **clubs4**: Standard Liège
- **clubs5**: FC Metz
- **clubs6**: Grazer AK
- **clubs7**: Wiener Sportclub
- **clubs8**: VfB Mödling
- **caps1**: 98
- **goals1**: 58
- **caps2**: 56
- **goals2**: 33
- **caps3**: 54
- **goals3**: 34
- **caps4**: 106
- **goals4**: 53
- **caps5**: 19
- **goals5**: 6
- **caps6**: 42
- **goals6**: 11
- **caps7**: 52
- **goals7**: 15
- **totalcaps**: 427
- **totalgoals**: 210
- **nationalyears1**: 1975-1978
- **nationalcaps1**: 4
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 1990-1991
- **manageryears2**: 1993-1994
- **manageryears3**: 1994-1995
- **manageryears4**: 1997-1998
- **manageryears5**: 1998-2001
- **manageryears6**: 2001-2003
- **manageryears7**: 2003-2004
- **manageryears8**: 2004-2005
- **manageryears9**: 2005-2007
- **manageryears10**: 2008-2009
- **manageryears11**: 2009-2010
- **manageryears12**: 2010–2011
- **manageryears13**: 2011–
- **managerclubs1**: Austria national football team, Austria
- **managerclubs2**: Olympique Khouribga
- **managerclubs3**: Al-Zamalek
- **managerclubs4**: Liechtenstein national football team, Liechtenstein
- **managerclubs5**: Vietnam national football team, Vietnam
- **managerclubs6**: Al Salmiya Club, Al Salmiya
- **managerclubs7**: Vietnam national football team, Vietnam
- **managerclubs8**: Palestine national football team, Palestine
- **managerclubs9**: Vietnam national football team, Vietnam
- **managerclubs10**: Xi Măng Hải Phòng FC
- **managerclubs11**: Laos national football team, Laos
- **managerclubs12**: Indonesia national football team, Indonesia
- **managerclubs13**: Laos national football team, Laos (Technical Director)
- **pcupdate**: 15 August 2008
- **ntupdate**: 15 August 2008