Gerhard Rodax

Gerhard Rodax (29 August 1965 – 16 November 2022) was an Austrian professional footballer. He played as a striker. Most of the league matches he played for Admira/Wacker. He also played for the Austrian national football team and played in the  1990 FIFA World Cup.

Club career
Rodax was born in Tattendorf. He started his professional career at Admira Wacker and stayed with them for seven years. In 1990 he became Austrian Football Bundesliga top goalscorer. Then he went to the Spanish side Atlético Madrid. After one season he returned to Austria  and played for Rapid Wien . With 28 years of age he finished his career in 1993. In the 1995–96 season he made a short comeback at Admira.

International career
Rodax made his debut for Austria on 
16 October 1985 versus Yugoslavia. His last match was on 1 May 1991 versus Sweden.https://www.oefb.at Profile Gerhard Rodax For Austria he played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the 2–1 win over the USA in Florence.Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA Rodax played 20 international matches. There he scored  three goals.
International statistics
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Austria198510198710198810198991199072199110Total203

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodax goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Gerhard RodaxNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 4 October 1989 Nationalstadion Ta'Qali,    La Valetta ,    Malta  2-12-1   Friendly match228 March 1990    Estadio La Rosaleda,   Malaga ,   Spain  3-23-2  Friendly match3 19 June 1990   Stadio Comunale,  Florence,   Italy    2-1 2-1  1990 FIFA World Cup

Death
Rodax died near Traiskirchen on 16 November 2022, at the age of 57.

Honours
Atlético Madrid
 Copa del Rey: 1991

Individual
 Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorer: 1990

Other websites
 Rodax for SK Rapid statistic  - Rapid Archive
References

Category:1965 births
Category:2022 deaths
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:1990 FIFA World Cup players
Category:SK Rapid Wien players
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorers