Eduard Krieger

Eddie Krieger

Personal information
Full name	Eduard Franz Krieger
Date of birth	(1946-12-16) 16 December 1946
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender or Midfielder
Youth career
	SC Simmering
	Waggonfabrik
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1975	Austria Wien	168	(14)
1975–1978	Club Brugge K.V.	88	(10)
1979	VVV-Venlo	8	(2)
1979–1983	LASK Linz	93	(14)
International career
1970–1978	Austria	25	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduard "Eddie" Franz Krieger (born 16 December 1946 in Vienna, Austria) is a former international Austrian footballer.

Club career

Krieger started his professional career at Austria Wien before moving abroad in 1975 to enjoy a very successful period at Ernst Happel's FC Brugge. With Brugge he won three league titles and a domestic cup title. In 1976 they reached the UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool, which they lost 4-3 on aggregate. In 1978 he again was on the losing side against Liverpool in the 1978 European Cup Final.

After a short spell at Dutch side VVV-Venlo, Krieger returned to Austria to finish his career at LASK Linz.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in April 1970 against Yugoslavia and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He earned 25 caps, no goals scored. He played his final international match in 1978.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
  • 1970
• Austrian Cup (2):
  • 1971, 1974
• Belgian First Division (3):
  • 1976, 1977, 1978
• Belgian Cup (1):
  • 1977

External links

• Profile - Weltfussball
• Profile - Club Brugge
• Profile - Austria Archive
• Eduard Krieger at National-Football-Teams.com