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Gerald Haider

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Gerald Haider
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-07-01) 1 July 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Wels, Austria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1974 Hertha Wels
1974–1978 Austria Salzburg 121 (33)
1978–1988 VÖEST Linz 240 (86)
International career
1976 Austria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerald Haider (born 1 July 1955) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] He made one appearance for the Austria national team in 1976.[2]

During a 15-year club football career with SV Austria Salzburg and SK VÖEST Linz, Haider scored 119 goals in the Austrian Bundesliga.[3] Haider began playing football with his hometown club WSC/Hertha Wels.[4] At age 19, Haider joined Austria Salzburg where he would play for four and one-half seasons.[5] At 1.81 meters, the imposing striker was among the all-time leading scorers of the Austrian Bundesliga.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Gerald Haider". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Gerald Haider". EU Football. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ "was wurde aus...Gerald Haider?" (in German). Oberösterreichische Nachrichten. 19 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Söhne auf den Spuren ihrer Väter" (in German). Oberösterreichische Nachrichten. 26 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Sportlegenden, Gerald Haider: Der Welser mit dem Super-Hammer" (in German). Welser Rundschau. 25 March 2020.
  6. ^ "GERALD HAIDER – Der 128 Tore Mann" (in German). Redaktion Österreichisches Pressebüro. 3 July 2017.
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