Karl-Heinz Riedle

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Personal information
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Date of birth	September 16, 1965 (age 41)
Place of birth	Weiler im Allgäu, Germany
Height	1.80m
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
	TSV Ellhofen SV Weiler
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-86 1986-87 1987-90 1990-93 1993-97 1997-99 1999-2001	FC Augsburg Blau-Weiß Berlin Werder Bremen Lazio Borussia Dortmund Liverpool Fulham	34 (10) 86 (38) 74 (30) 69 (17) 60 (11) 34 (6)
National team
1988-90 1990-94 1988-94	West Germany Germany Total	13 (3) 29 (13) 42 (16)
Teams managed
2000	Fulham (Caretaker)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Competitor for West Germany
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze	1988 Seoul	Team Competition

Karl-Heinz Riedle (born 16 September 1965 in Weiler im Allgäu) was a German professional footballer who won a FIFA World Cup with West Germany and a UEFA Champions League title with Borussia Dortmund. Riedle ended his international career with 42 caps and 16 goals.[1]

Riedle began his career in 1984 with TSV Ellhofen before playing one season each SV Weiler and Blau-Weiss Berlin. His first opportunity with a major club came in the 1987/88 season with Werder Bremen. That season, he scored 18 goals in 33 games to help Bremen win a Bundesliga title. That season, he made his debut for the West German national team, scoring against Finland in his first match.

In 1990, Riedle was a member of the West German side that won the World Cup. The same year, he moved to Lazio of the Italian Serie A for a transfer fee of 5.5 million pounds.

Riedle returned to Germany in 1993 and joined Borussia Dortmund. He helped Dortmund win two Bundesliga titles in 1995 and 1996 and in 1997, he scored two goals in the Champions League Final to help upset Juventus 3-1.

In 1997, Riedle joined Liverpool of the English Premier League. Unable to secure a regular place in the lineup, he joined Fulham in 1999. Riedle, along with his old Liverpool manager Roy Evans, served as the caretaker manager for the end of the 1999/2000 season after Paul Bracewell was fired in March, 2000. Riedle retired from football in 2001, his last goal for the club coming in a 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in a Division one match. His the best success is two goals against Sweden in semifinal Euro 92.

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	West Germany squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup Champions (3rd Title)
1 Illgner \| 2 Reuter \| 3 Brehme \| 4 Kohler \| 5 Augenthaler \| 6 Buchwald \| 7 Littbarski \| 8 Häßler \| 9 Völler \| 10 Matthäus \| 11 Mill \| 12 Aumann \| 13 Riedle \| 14 Berthold \| 15 Bein \| 16 Steiner \| 17 Möller \| 18 Klinsmann \| 19 Pflügler \| 20 Thon \| 21 Hermann \| 22 Köpke \| Coach: Beckenbauer

	Germany squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists
1 Illgner \| 2 Strunz \| 3 Brehme \| 4 Kohler \| 5 Helmer \| 6 Buchwald \| 7 Möller \| 8 Häßler \| 9 Riedle \| 10 Matthäus \| 11 Kuntz \| 12 Köpke \| 13 Völler \| 14 Berthold \| 15 Gaudino \| 16 Sammer \| 17 Wagner \| 18 Klinsmann \| 19 Kirsten \| 20 Effenberg \| 21 Basler \| 22 Kahn \| Coach: Vogts