Gerhard Rodax (29 August 1965 – 16 November 2022) was an Austrian professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
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
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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
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in 1985 and was a participant at the
1990 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the 2–1 win over the
USA
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in
Florence
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.
Rodax won 20 international caps, scoring three goals. His last international was a May 1991 friendly match against
Sweden.
Death
Rodax died near
Traiskirchen on 16 November 2022, at the age of 57.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodax goal.''
Honours
Atlético Madrid
*
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...
: 1991
Individual
*
Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorer: 1990
References
External links
Rapid stats- Rapid Archive
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1965 births
2022 deaths
People from Baden District, Austria
Austrian footballers
Footballers from Lower Austria
Association football forwards
Austria international footballers
1990 FIFA World Cup players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
La Liga players
FC Admira Wacker Mödling players
Atlético Madrid footballers
SK Rapid Wien players
Austrian expatriate footballers
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Spain
20th-century Austrian people
Railway accident deaths in Austria