Rudi Strittich
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rudolf Strittich | ||
Date of birth | 3 March 1922 | ||
Date of death | 11 July 2010 | (aged 88)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1936–1946 | Vorwärts Steyr | ||
1946–1950 | First Vienna | ||
1950–1951 |
USC Triestina | ||
1951 | Samarios[1] | 25 | (5) |
1952–1953 | First Vienna | ||
1953–1955 |
Besançon RC | ||
International career‡ | |||
1946–1949 | Austria | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1955–1956 | Sturm Graz | ||
1957–1958 | Basel | ||
1959–1960 | Apollon Kalamarias | ||
1961–1962 | Esbjerg fB | ||
1962–1963 | Vorwärts Steyr | ||
1964 | Viborg FF | ||
1965–1967 | Esbjerg fB | ||
1968–1969 | Aalborg BK | ||
1970–1975 | Denmark | ||
1976 |
Real Murcia | ||
1976–1979 | Esbjerg fB | ||
1980 |
Austria Salzburg | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 August 2008 |
Rudi Strittich (3 March 1922 – 11 July 2010) was an Austrian football coach and former player.
Club career
Strittich debuted for Vorwärts Steyr, and later played for First Vienna FC. While with First Vienna, he went on a tour of the Middle East and upon returning was arrested along with two other players for smuggling narcotics into Austria. Strittich was imprisoned for three months and banned from football for one year by the Austrian Football Association.[2]
Unable to play football in Austria, Strittich was recruited by
Upon returning to Austria, Strittich learned that his ban was still in effect, as the Austrian FA ruled that he did serve the ban while playing in Colombia. He moved to Switzerland and trained with the youth side of
International career
He made his debut for Austria in December 1946 against Hungary and earned 4 caps, scoring one goal.
Coaching career
After retiring as a football player Strittich worked as a coach for
Honours
As a player
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (1): 1943
As a manager
- Danish Football League (4): 1961, 1962, 1965, 1979
References
- ^ Statistics at Golgolgol.net Archived 18 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c von Hackl, Erich (4 April 2008). "Der Mann am Zaun" (in German). Die Presse.
External links
- Rudi Strittich at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rudi Strittich manager profile at BDFutbol