Gerhard Rodax

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gerhard Rodax

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1965|8|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tattendorf, Austria

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|16|1965|8|29|df=y}}

| death_place = near Traiskirchen, Austria

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1983–1990 | clubs1 = Admira Wacker | caps1 = 192 | goals1 = 85

| years2 = 1990–1991 | clubs2 = Atlético de Madrid | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 9

| years3 = 1992–1993 | clubs3 = Rapid Wien | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 12

| years4 = 1995–1996 | clubs4 = Admira Wacker | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0

| totalcaps = 273 | totalgoals = 106

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1991 | nationalteam1 = Austria | nationalcaps1 = 20 | nationalgoals1 = 3

| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 =

}}

Gerhard Rodax (29 August 1965 – 16 November 2022) was an Austrian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Rodax was born in Tattendorf. He started his professional career at Admira Wacker and stayed with them for seven years, becoming Austrian Football Bundesliga top goalscorer in 1990. That earned him a contract at Spanish side Atlético Madrid, but he lasted 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 1995–96 season he made a short comeback at Admira.{{cn|date=November 2022}}

International career

Rodax 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228061346/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44578/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA

Rodax won 20 international caps, scoring three goals. His last international was a May 1991 friendly match against Sweden.{{NFT player|17041}}

Death

Rodax died near Traiskirchen on 16 November 2022, at the age of 57.{{cite news |title=Ex-Nationalspieler Gerhard Rodax gestorben |trans-title=Former international Gerhard Rodax has died |url=https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000140931962/ex-nationalspieler-gerhard-rodax-ist-verstorben |access-date=17 November 2022 |work=Der Standard |date=17 November 2022 |language=de}}

Career statistics

:Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rodax goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Gerhard Rodax
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
style="text-align:center"\|1 \|4 October 1989 \|Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta \|{{fb\|Malta}} \|style="text-align:center"\|2–1 \|style="text-align:center"\|2–1 \|Friendly \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/1989/19891004maltoste1.htm\|title=Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Malta Österreich}}
style="text-align:center"\|2 \|28 March 1990 \|La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain \|{{fb\|Spain}} \|style="text-align:center"\|3–2 \|style="text-align:center"\|3–2 \|Friendly \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/1990/19900328spanoste1.htm\|title=Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Spanien Österreich}}
style="text-align:center"\|3 \|19 June 1990 \|Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy \|{{fb\|USA}} \|style="text-align:center"\|2–0 \|style="text-align:center"\|2–1 \|1990 FIFA World Cup \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/1990/19900619osteusa_1.htm\|title=Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Österreich USA}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Gerhard Rodax

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|4 October 1989

|Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta

|{{fb|Malta}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/1989/19891004maltoste1.htm|title=Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Malta Österreich}}

style="text-align:center"|2

|28 March 1990

|La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga, Spain

|{{fb|Spain}}

|style="text-align:center"|3–2

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/1990/19900328spanoste1.htm|title=Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Spanien Österreich}}

style="text-align:center"|3

|19 June 1990

|Stadio Comunale, Florence, Italy

|{{fb|USA}}

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–1

|1990 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.austriasoccer.at/data/spiele/1990/19900619osteusa_1.htm|title=Fussball in Österreich Spiel: Österreich USA}}

Honours

Atlético Madrid

Copa del Rey: 1991

Individual

Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorer: 1990{{cite web|url=http://www.oberliga-a.at/fussball_a/torschutzen_a.htm |title=Österreichs Torschützenkönige |publisher=www.oberliga-a.at |access-date=15 August 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915044827/http://www.oberliga-a.at/fussball_a/torschutzen_a.htm |archive-date=15 September 2007 }}