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Gerhard Rodax, former Atlético striker, dies at 57

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The Austrian, who played for the rojiblanco club in the 1990-91 season, won a Copa del Rey

17/11/2022

Updated at 12:46 p.m.

the austrian Gerhard Rodaxformer player of Atletico Madrid, passed away this Wednesday at the age of 57 in a tragic accident. The striker played an entire season (1990-91) and played one match the following for the rojiblanco club, with which he won a Copa del Rey.

In the 33 games that he wore the rojiblanca shirt, he signed ten goals, one of the most remembered by the mattress fans the one he achieved at the Santiago Bernabéu with which he closed the victory against Real Madrid (0-3).

Rodax signed for Atlético in the summer of 1990 after winning the Silver Boot in European football the previous season with Admira Wacker, a team from his country. In Austria, Rodax also defended the shield of Rapid Vienna.

Married with two daughters, the former Austrian international, who scored twenty goals for his country, died in Traiskirchen, twenty kilometers from Vienna, after suffering a tragic accident. The striker participated in the 1990 World Cup in Italy with his team, with which he scored in the 2-1 victory against the United States. In recent years, Rodax, who suffered from health problems, served as director of a tennis center in that town.


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