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.

Career
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.Ex-ÖFB-Teamchef Alfred Riedl im Alter von 70 Jahren verstorben 

Honours (as a player)
Club honours
Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
 1969, 1970
Austrian Cup (2):
 1971, 1981

Honours (as a manager)
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 
Transfermarkt.at 
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals   Austria 197510197830Total40

References

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

Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:Austria national football team managers
Category:1949 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Cancer deaths in Austria
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorers
Category:Sportspeople from Vienna