Johann Riegler (17 July 1929 – 31 August 2011), nicknamed Hans or Hansi,[1] was an Austrian football midfielder who played for Austria in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2] He also played for SK Rapid Wien, FK Austria Wien, and RC Lens.[3]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 July 1929 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 August 2011 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1944–1948 | FC Wien | 56 | (40) | |||||||||||
| 1948–1958 | SK Rapid Wien | 218 | (130) | |||||||||||
| 1958–1961 | FK Austria Wien | 54 | (30) | |||||||||||
| 1961–1962 | RC Lens | 31 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 1962–1963 | Austria Klagenfurt | 22 | (4) | |||||||||||
| Total | 381 | (209) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1951–1955 | Austria | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Personal life
editRiegler's older brother, Franz "Bobby" Riegler, was also an Austrian international footballer.[1] Johann died on 31 August 2011 at the age of 82.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Johann Riegler". Austria-Archiv.at (in German). 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Copa do Mundo da FIFA Suíça 1954 Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ footballdatabase.eu
- ^ Johann Riegler at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Johann Riegler at WorldFootball.net
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