Eduard Krieger

Eddie Krieger
Personal information
Full name Eduard Franz Krieger
Date of birth (1946-12-16) 16 December 1946
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender or Midfielder
Youth career
SC Simmering
– Waggonfabrik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1969–1975 Austria Wien 168 (14)
1975–1978 Club Brugge K.V. 88 (10)
1979 VVV-Venlo 8 (2)
1979–1983 LASK Linz 93 (14)
National team
1970–1978 Austria 25 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Eduard "Eddie" Franz Krieger (born 16 December 1946 in Vienna, Austria) is a former international Austrian footballer.

Club career

Krieger started his professional career at Austria Wien before moving abroad in 1975 to enjoy a very successful period at Ernst Happel's FC Brugge. With Brugge he won three league titles and a domestic cup title. In 1976 they reached the UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool, which they lost 4-3 on aggregate. In 1978 he again was on the losing side against Liverpool in the 1978 European Cup Final.

After a short spell at Dutch side VVV-Venlo, Krieger returned to Austria to finish his career at LASK Linz.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in April 1970 against Yugoslavia and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[1] He earned 25 caps, no goals scored. He played his final international match in 1978.

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
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