Gerhard Rodax

Gerhard Rodax
Personal information
Date of birth	29 August 1965
Place of birth	Tattendorf, Austria
Date of death	16 November 2022 (aged 57)
Place of death	near Traiskirchen, Austria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1990	Admira Wacker
1990–1991	Atlético de Madrid
1992–1993	Rapid Wien
1995–1996	Admira Wacker
Total
National team
1985–1991	Austria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gerhard Rodax (29 August 1965 – 16 November 2022) was an Austrian professional footballer. He played as a striker. Most of the league matches he played for Admira/Wacker. He also played for the Austrian national football team and played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Club career[change | change source]

Rodax was born in Tattendorf. He started his professional career at Admira Wacker and stayed with them for seven years. In 1990 he became Austrian Football Bundesliga top goalscorer. Then he went to the Spanish side Atlético Madrid. After one season he returned to Austria and played for Rapid Wien . With 28 years of age he finished his career in 1993. In the 1995–96 season he made a short comeback at Admira.

International career[change | change source]

Rodax made his debut for Austria on 16 October 1985 versus Yugoslavia. His last match was on 1 May 1991 versus Sweden.^[1] For Austria he played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the 2–1 win over the USA in Florence.^[2] Rodax played 20 international matches. There he scored three goals.^[3]