Rudolf "Rudi" Weinhofer (born 7 May 1962) is an

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who played at both professional and international levels as a

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Career

Professional career

Weinhofer began his professional career in 1980 with

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, and made over 150 league appearances for the club over the next eight seasons. During the Second Round of the

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, in a match against Scottish side

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, Weinhofer claimed to have been hit and injured by an object thrown by Celtic's fans; UEFA ordered the match to be replayed. Rapid progressed at Celtic's expense, and eventually reached the 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup Final – a match which Weinhofer played in – before losing to Everton. After leaving Rapid in 1988, Weinhofer later played for

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, and

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International career

Weinhofer earned four caps for the Austrian national side between 1986 and 1987.

After football

From 2009, Weinhofer worked as a benefits claim checker for the Austrian Health Service.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weinhofer, Rudolf 1962 births Living people Austrian footballers Austria international footballers Austrian Football Bundesliga players SK Rapid Wien players First Vienna FC players SV Stockerau players SKN St. Pölten players Association football midfielders