.jpg) Riediger withBFC Dynamo in 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1955-12-20)20 December 1955 (age 70) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Finsterwalde,East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1965 | BSG Traktor Sonnewalde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1970 | BSG Motor Finsterwalde Süd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1973 | BFC Dynamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1984 | BFC Dynamo | 193 | (105) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1974 | BFC Dynamo II | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 196 | (105) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1974 | East Germany U18 | 34 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1980 | East Germany U21 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | East Germany Olympic | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1982 | East Germany | 41 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hans Jürgen Riediger (born 20 December 1955)[1] is a German former professionalfootballer who played as astriker forBFC Dynamo, scoring 105 goals in 196DDR-Oberliga matches. At international level, he made 41 appearances for theEast Germany national team scoring 6 goals. He participated in1976 Summer Olympics and received the gold medal.
Born inFinsterwalde, Riediger began playing football at BSG Traktor Sonnewalde in 1964, played for BSG Motor Finsterwalde Süd from 1965 to 1970, and joined theyouth academy ofBFC Dynamo in August 1970.[1] The striker came to prominence with 34 matches for the East German Junior team.He participated inXXVI UEFA Turnire 1973. He scored goals for East Germany in the semi-final and the final. East Germany eventually lost the final 3–2 a.e.t. toEngland at theStadio Comunale and received the silver medal.[1][2][3]
Riediger made his first appearance forDDR-Oberliga with the senior squad of BFC Dynamo on 20 June 1973 (the penultimate matchday of the season 1972–73, away match againstBSG Sachsenring Zwickau under the trainerGünter Schröter), and the next and last matchday of the season, on 23 June 1973, he scored twice (37min. 2–0 and 39 min. 3–0) againstWismut Aue inSportpark.[4]
He was promoted to the senior squad of BFC Dynamo in the summer of 1973.[5]
Riediger made his debut for theEast Germany national team againstBulgaria on 26 March 1975 in BerlinFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark under the trainerGeorg Büchner, playing on snow for 90 minutes.[6] His first goal came on 31 July 1975, a friendly match withCanada in Ottawa (28min. 2–0).[7] Riediger participated in the1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal with experienced teammatesJürgen Croy,Hans-Jürgen Dörner,Reinhard Häfner,Reinhard Lauck et al. He played three matches there including the final 31 July 1976 and scored at the quarter-finals 25 July 1976 againstFrance.[8]Riediger and teammates beat the defending championPoland with 3–1 in rainingOlympic Stadium and won the gold medal.[9][10][11] Then he won the silver medal at1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship under the trainerDr. Rudolf Krause, scoring at the second leg of the final againstYugoslavia (14min. 3–1) inBijeli Brijeg Stadium,Mostar.[12][13]
With his numerous goals he was heavily involved in the five DDR-Oberliga won by BFC Dynamo between 1979 and 1983. Altogether, Riediger made 193 top level appearances and scored 105 goals. Despite his outstanding goal ratio he never became top scorer of thetop level league in East Germany. Mainly because there wasJoachim Streich. Neverless, Riediger became second placed league top goal scorer in the successful1978–79 season with 20 goals.[14] The season saw BFC Dynamo winning their first DDR-Oberliga.
For European Cups, he played 17 matches and scored 10 goals for BFC Dynamo in total, including goals againstCrvena zvezda (a hat trick),Peter Shilton'sNottingham Forest F.C.,Michel Platini'sAS Saint-Étienne andHamburger SV.[14][15][16][17][18]
The1982–83 season was his last season and at the same time also his strongest. Riediger scored 16 goals in the first 15 league matches. However, he badly hurt his knee, which meant that both the season and his career were prematurely terminated. Riediger finished as the third best goalscorer of the 1982-83 DDR-Oberliga, despite only being able to play 15 matches before his injury. The best goalscorer, Joachim Streich of 1. FC Magdeburg, scored 19 goals in 25 matches.[19] Riediger was registered toJürgen Bogs's 1983–84 squad but could never play again.[20]
Riediger made 41 international appearances for the East Germany national football team and scored six goals in total. He, together withLothar Kurbjuweit andHartmut Schade, officially retired from the national team on 20 October 1984, award presentation was held before the match betweenEast Germany andYugoslavia.[21]
After his career ended, Riediger worked as a youth coach at BFC Dynamo. In addition, he was also coach of the local clubs TSG Fredersdorf and FSV Eintracht 1910 Königs Wusterhausen.
His son Marcel Riediger is also a football player. Amongst other clubs, he has played forBFC Dynamo andHallescher FC.
Ridiger's chant sung by the opponents was "der Riediger, der Riediger, der ist ein selbst befriediger".
