Richard Niederbacher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 December 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Gleisdorf, Austria | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1983 | Sturm Graz | 70 | (23) |
| 1983–1984 | SV Waregem | 33 | (24) |
| 1984–1985 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | (5) |
| 1985 | Stade Reims | 15 | (5) |
| 1986 | First Vienna | 2 | (0) |
| 1986 | Rapid Wien | 14 | (8) |
| 1987–1992 | SV Waregem | 152 | (61) |
| 1992–1993 | Vorwärts Steyr | 27 | (10) |
| 1993–1994 | Stahl Linz | ||
| 1994–1995 | Pécsi Mecsek | 22 | (10) |
| 1995–1997 | DSV Leoben | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1984–1988 |  Austria | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009-2010 | DSV Leoben | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2008. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Richard Niederbacher (born 7 December 1961 in Gleisdorf) is a retired Austrian football player.
Currently he works for a regional football association and used to be co-trainer of Gleisdorf, where he lives together with his wife (who is former Miss Belgium Françoise Bostoen) and two kids.
Club career
Niederbacher played for Strum Graz, SV Waregem, Paris Saint-Germain, Stade Reims, First Vienna, Rapid Wien, Vorwärts Steyr, LASK Linz, Pécsi Mecsek and DSV Leoben. In September 2009 he took over the Head Coaching Position from Dejan Stankovic at the Austrian Regional League Club (Regionalliga Mitte, 3rd Austrian League) DSV Leoben. After financial troubles at the club he left in Summer 2010 to take on a Job as a Coaching Assistant in his hometown Gleisdorf.
International career
He also played 4 times for the Austrian national side.
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
- 1987
- Austrian Cup (1):
- 1987
External links
- Richard Niederbacher at National-Football-Teams.com
- (German) Player profile - Weltfußball
- (German) Player profile - RapidArchiv