Eduard Krieger

Edi Krieger
Personal information
Full name	Eduard Franz Krieger
Date of birth	16 December 1946
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	20 December 2019 (aged 73)
Place of death	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender or Midfielder
Youth career
	SC Simmering
	Waggonfabrik
Senior career*
Years	Team
1969–1975	Austria Wien
1975–1978	Club Brugge K.V.
1979	VVV-Venlo
1979–1983	LASK Linz
Total
International career
1970–1978	Austria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduard Franz Krieger (16 December 1946 – 20 December 2019)^[1] was an Austrian international 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

Krieger made his debut for Austria in April 1970 against Yugoslavia and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.^[2] He earned 25 caps, no goals scored. He played his final international match in 1978.