Friedrich Koncilia

Infobox Football biography
playername = Friedl Koncilia


fullname = Friedrich Koncilia
height = Height|m=1.81
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1948|2|25
cityofbirth = Klagenfurt
countryofbirth = Austria
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = goalkeeper
youthyears = 1962-1965
youthclubs = KAC
years = 1965-1969 1969-1971 1971-1979 1979 1980-1985
clubs = Austria Klagenfurt SV Wattens FC Wacker Innsbruck RSC Anderlecht Austria Wien
caps(goals) = 060 (0) 236 (0) 008 (0) 163 (0)
nationalyears = 1970-1985
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 084 (0)
manageryears = 1997-1998
managerclubs = Gamba Osaka
pcupdate = 26 July 2008
ntupdate = 26 July 2008

Friedrich Koncilia (born February 25, 1948) is a former Austrian football goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Klagenfurt, Koncilia made his debut for local side Austria Klagenfurt at 17, moving to SV Wattens in 1969. After two seasons there he enjoyed his longest and most sucessful spell at FC Wacker Innsbruck, staying there for eight years. He moved abroad to RSC Anderlecht (Belgium) only to return to Austria after a mere 8 games and finished his career at Austria Wien. A back injury forced him to retire at 37.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a September 1970 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174674/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] . He earned 84 caps, no goals scored, which makes him Austria's fifth most capped player of all-time (with Bruno Pezzey) [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF] His last international was a May 1985 World Cup qualification match against Cyprus.

Honours

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (8):
** 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985
*Austrian Cup (6):
** 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984
*Mitropa Cup (2):
** 1975, 1976

External links

* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=118 Profile] - Austria Archive
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=21024 Career stats] - National Football Teams

References