Gerhard Rodax

Gerhard Rodax
Personal information
Full name	Gerhard Rodax
Date of birth	29 August 1965 (age 56)
Place of birth	Tattendorf, Austria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1990	VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
1990–1991	Atlético de Madrid
1992–1993	SK Rapid Wien
1995–1996	VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
Total
National team
1985–1991	Austria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gerhard Rodax (born 29 August 1965, in Tattendorf) is a former professional football player from Austria.

Club career[]

Rodax started his professional career at Admira Wacker and stayed with them for 7 years, becoming Austrian Football Bundesliga top goalscorer in 1990. That earned him a contract at Spanish side Atlético de Madrid, but he lasted only just over one season with them and returned to Austria to join Rapid Wien where he finished his career in 1993 at 28 years of age. In the 1995/1996 season he made a short comeback at Admira.

International career[]

He made his debut for Austria in 1985 and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the 2–1 win over the USA in Florence.^[1]

He won 20 international caps, scoring three goals. His last international was a May 1991 friendly match against Sweden.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Reference
1.	4 October 1989	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	2–1	2–1	Friendly	^[2]
2.	28 March 1990	La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain	Spain	3–2	3–2	Friendly	^[3]
3.	19 June 1990	Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy	United States	2–0	2–1	1990 FIFA World Cup	^[4]