Friedrich Koncilia (born 25 February 1948) is an Austrian former professional football who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Koncilia made his debut for local side

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at 17, moving to SV Wattens in 1969. After two seasons there he enjoyed his longest and most successful spell at

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, staying there for eight years (teammates included his younger brother

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, a

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). He moved abroad to

R.S.C. Anderlecht ; french: Les Mauves et Blancs) , short name = R.S.C.A. , founded = , ground = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium , capacity = 22,500 , owntitle = Chairman , owner = Wouter Vandenhaute , manager = Brian Riemer , ...

of Belgium, only to return to Austria after a mere eight games and finished his career at Austria Wien. A back injury forced him to retire at 37.

International career

He made his debut for

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in a September 1970 friendly match against

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and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He earned 84 caps which makes him Austria's fifth most capped player of all-time (with

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) His last international was a May 1985 World Cup qualification match against

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Managerial statistics

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Honours

FC Wacker Innsbruck * Austrian Bundesliga: 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 * Austrian Cup: 1973, 1975, 1978 *

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: 1975, 1976 Austria Wien * Austrian Bundesliga: 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985 * Austrian Cup: 1980, 1982, 1984

References

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- Austria Archive * * 1948 births Living people Footballers from Klagenfurt Men's association football goalkeepers Austrian men's footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austria men's international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players FC Kärnten players FC Wacker Innsbruck players R.S.C. Anderlecht players FK Austria Wien players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Belgian Pro League players Austrian football managers J1 League managers Gamba Osaka managers Expatriate football managers in Japan FK Austria Wien managers WSG Tirol players Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{austria-footy-goalkeeper-stub