Friedrich Koncilia

Friedl Koncilia

Personal information
Full name	Friedrich Koncilia
Date of birth	(1948-02-25) 25 February 1948
Place of birth	Klagenfurt, Austria
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1962–1965	KAC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1969	Austria Klagenfurt
1969–1971	SV Wattens	60	(0)
1971–1979	FC Wacker Innsbruck	236	(0)
1979	RSC Anderlecht	8	(0)
1980–1985	Austria Wien	163	(0)
International career‡
1970–1985	Austria	84	(0)
Managerial career
1997–1998	Gamba Osaka
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2008

Friedrich Koncilia (born 25 February 1948) is a former Austrian football goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Klagenfurt, Koncilia made his debut for local side Austria Klagenfurt at 17, moving to SV Wattens in 1969. After two seasons there he enjoyed his longest and most successful spell at FC Wacker Innsbruck, staying there for eight years. He moved abroad to RSC Anderlecht (Belgium) only to return to Austria after a mere 8 games and finished his career at Austria Wien. A back injury forced him to retire at 37.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a September 1970 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He earned 84 caps, no goals scored, which makes him Austria's fifth most capped player of all-time (with Bruno Pezzey) His last international was a May 1985 World Cup qualification match against Cyprus.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (8):
  • 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985
• Austrian Cup (6):
  • 1973, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984
• Mitropa Cup (2):
  • 1975, 1976

External links

• Profile - Austria Archive
• Friedrich Koncilia at National-Football-Teams.com