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Gerhard Rodax
Personal information
Date of birth	29 August 1965
Place of birth	Tattendorf, Austria
Date of death	17 November 2022 (aged 57)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1990	VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
1990–1991	Atlético de Madrid
1992–1993	Rapid Wien
1995–1996	VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
Total
International career
1985–1991	Austria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Gerhard Rodax (29 August 1965 – 17 November 2022) was an Austrian professional football 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 only 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]

He won 20 international caps, scoring three goals. His last international was a May 1991 friendly match against Sweden.

Death

Rodax died on 17 November 2022 near Traiskirchen, aged 57.^[2]

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	^[3]
2	28 March 1990	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain	Spain	3–2	3–2	Friendly	^[4]
3	19 June 1990	Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy	United States	2–0	2–1	1990 FIFA World Cup	^[5]

Honours

Atlético Madrid

Copa del Rey: 1991

Individual

Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorer: 1990^[6]

References

^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
^ "Ex-Nationalspieler Gerhard Rodax gestorben" [Former international Gerhard Rodax has died]. Der Standard (in German). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ "Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Malta Österreich".
^ "Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Spanien Österreich".
^ "Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Österreich USA".
^ "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2008.

External links

Gerhard Rodax at National-Football-Teams.com
Rapid stats - Rapid Archive

[1] Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA

[2] "Ex-Nationalspieler Gerhard Rodax gestorben" [Former international Gerhard Rodax has died]. Der Standard (in German). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

[3] "Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Malta Österreich".

[4] "Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Spanien Österreich".

[5] "Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Österreich USA".

[6] "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2008.

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 He won 20 international caps, scoring three goals. His last international was a May 1991 friendly match against [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]].
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+Rodax died on 17 November 2022 near [[Traiskirchen]], aged 57.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Nationalspieler Gerhard Rodax gestorben |trans-title=Former international Gerhard Rodax has died |url=https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000140931962/ex-nationalspieler-gerhard-rodax-ist-verstorben |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=Der Standard |date=17 November 2022 |language=de}}</ref>
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