Franz Riegler (footballer, born 1922)

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Franz Riegler
Personal information
Full name Franz Riegler
Date of birth (1922-02-03)3 February 1922
Place of birth Austria
Date of death 15 February 1945(1945-02-15) (aged 23)
Place of death Vienna, Austria
Position(s) Inside right, outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1943 Austria Wien
1943–1944 LSV Markersdorf/Pielach
National team
1941–1942 Germany 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Franz Riegler (3 February 1922 – 15 February 1945) was an Austrian footballer who played as a forward and made two appearances for the Germany national team.[1] He was also known as Franz Riegler II to distinguish him from his compatriot Franz "Bobby" Riegler of the same era.

Career[]

Riegler was able to represent Germany internationally following the Anschluss. He made his debut on 7 December 1941 in a friendly match against Slovakia, which finished as a 4–0 win for Germany. He earned his second and final cap on 18 January 1942 in a friendly against Croatia, which finished as a 2–0 win.[2]

Personal life[]

During World War II, Riegler served in the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front and in the Netherlands during 1942-43 until he was discharged after serving time in military prison at , Germany.[3] Riegler died in an Allied bombing raid on 15 February 1945 in Vienna at the age of 23, and was buried on 23 February 1945 in the Großjedlersdorf cemetery in the same city.[4]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Germany[2]
Year Apps Goals
1941 1 0
1942 1 0
Total 2 0

References[]

  1. ^ Franz Riegler at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Franz Riegler". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ Bernhard Hachleitner, Matthias Maschik, Rudolf Mulner, Johann Skocek, A football team from Vienna: FK Austria under National Socialism 1936-1945, p.289 (2019), Bohlan Verlag, Vienna, Cologne and Weimar; German language.
  4. ^ "Franz Riegler II". Austria-Archiv.at (in German). 25 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

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