Gerhard Rodax

Gerhard Rodax (29 August 1965 – 16 November 2022) was an Austrian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Gerhard Rodax
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-08-29)29 August 1965
Place of birth Tattendorf, Austria
Date of death 16 November 2022(2022-11-16) (aged 57)
Place of death near Traiskirchen, Austria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1990 Admira Wacker 192 (85)
1990–1991 Atlético de Madrid 27 (9)
1992–1993 Rapid Wien 43 (12)
1995–1996 Admira Wacker 11 (0)
Total 273 (106)
International career
1985–1991 Austria 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Rodax was born in Tattendorf. He started his professional career at Admira Wacker and stayed with them for seven years, becoming Austrian Football Bundesliga top goalscorer in 1990. That earned him a contract at Spanish side Atlético Madrid, but he lasted just over one season with them and returned to Austria to join Rapid Wien where he finished his career in 1993 at 28 years of age. In the 1995–96 season he made a short comeback at Admira.

International career

Rodax made his debut for Austria in 1985 and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the 2–1 win over the USA in Florence.[1]

Rodax won 20 international caps, scoring three goals. His last international was a May 1991 friendly match against Sweden.[2]

Death

Rodax died near Traiskirchen on 16 November 2022, at the age of 57.[3]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodax goal.
List of international goals scored by Gerhard Rodax
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 4 October 1989 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 2–1 2–1 Friendly [4]
2 28 March 1990 La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain  Spain 3–2 3–2 Friendly [5]
3 19 June 1990 Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy  United States 2–0 2–1 1990 FIFA World Cup [6]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

Individual

References
  1. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  2. Gerhard Rodax at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Ex-Nationalspieler Gerhard Rodax gestorben" [Former international Gerhard Rodax has died]. Der Standard (in German). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. "Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Malta Österreich".
  5. "Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Spanien Österreich".
  6. "Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Österreich USA".
  7. "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
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