| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rudolf Strittich | ||
| Date of birth | (1922-03-03)3 March 1922 | ||
| Date of death | 11 July 2010(2010-07-11) (aged 88) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1946 | Vorwärts Steyr | ||
| 1946–1950 | First Vienna | ||
| 1950–1951 | USC Triestina | ||
| 1951 | Samarios[1] | 25 | (5) |
| 1952–1953 | First Vienna | ||
| 1953–1955 | Besançon RC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1946–1949 | Austria | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1955–1956 | Sturm Graz | ||
| 1957–1958 | Basel | ||
| 1959–1960 | Apollon Kalamarias | ||
| 1961–1962 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| 1962–1963 | Vorwärts Steyr | ||
| 1964 | Viborg FF | ||
| 1965–1967 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| 1968–1969 | Aalborg BK | ||
| 1970–1975 | Denmark | ||
| 1976 | Real Murcia | ||
| 1976–1979 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| 1980 | Austria Salzburg | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 August 2008 | |||
Rudi Strittich (3 March 1922 – 11 July 2010) was an Austrianfootball coach and former player.
Strittich debuted forVorwärts Steyr, and later played forFirst Vienna FC. While with First Vienna, he went on a tour of the Middle East and upon returning was arrested along with two other players for smuggling narcotics into Austria. Strittich was imprisoned for three months and banned from football for one year by theAustrian Football Association.[2]
Unable to play football in Austria, Strittich was recruited byBéla Guttmann to play for Italian clubUSC Triestina. The Austrian FA would not clear him to play, so he joined Colombian sideSamarios, where he could play because theColombian Football Federation was not at the time affiliated toFIFA.[2]
Upon returning to Austria, Strittich learned that his ban was still in effect, as the Austrian FA ruled that he did serve the ban while playing in Colombia. He moved to Switzerland and trained with the youth side ofYoung Fellows Zürich. Next, he briefly returned to Vienna, and was sold to French sideBesançon RC after just six months. He suffered a back injury in France, and would retire from playing soon after.[2]
He made his debut forAustria in December 1946 againstHungary and earned 4 caps, scoring one goal.
After retiring as a football player Strittich worked as a coach forSturm Graz in his home country. However, his greatest success as a coach came inDenmark, where he madeEsbjerg fB champions in 1961, 1962, 1965, and 1979. He was also coach of theDenmark national football team from 1970 to 1975.
Rudi Strittich international tournaments | |||||||
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