Rudi Flögel

Rudolf " Rudi " Flögel ( born December 13, 1939 in Vienna ) is a retired Austrian football player. From 1958 to 1972, he experienced his heyday, when he was active as a striker and midfielder for Rapid. Overall, he was called 40 times in the Austrian national team. He is the father of the equally successful footballer Thomas Flögel.

Career

Rudi Flögel began his career in 1952 at FC Weißgärber and later came to the A- League club SK Rapid Wien, for he 1958/59 debuted. With the rapid filigree players to midfield, which at times also as winger was used and excelled thanks to its technology and shooting power was. The Hütteldorfern Rudi Flögel spent most of his career, a total of 14 seasons in which he was also four times each Austrian champion and cup winner. But also internationally related to the European Cup semi-final in 1961 and the two quarter finals in 1967 and 1969 a great success to book.

In the Austrian national Rudi Flögel debuted on May 29, 1960 in a 4-1 victory over Scotland. He became a regular player at the time of Decker era, scored his first Teamtor in a 3-1 victory over the Soviet Union before 92,000 spectators in the Prater Stadium. By 1969 Rudi Flögel played a total of 40 times in the Austrian national team, his son Thomas Flögel was to come later on 37 internationals. As one of his best games is often the 3-2 win over Austria's called England at Wembley in 1965, to which he came into existence as a scorer.

At the end of his career was brought to Lower Austria Rudi Flögel 1972/73 from the National League Movers SV Admira Wiener Neustadt, where, however, not the league succeeded, so Rudi Flögel had moved on to 1st Simmering SC, for which he in 1973/74 for the last time in the highest league aground. He remained in Simmering, first as a player, then as a coach. Further stations as coaches were about Neusiedl, Sports Club, swimming, Stockerau and Prater SV.

Achievements

• 4 x Austrian Champion: 1960, 1964, 1967, 1968
• 4 x Austrian Cup Winner: 1961, 1968, 1969, 1972

• 40 caps and 6 goals for the Austrian national football team from 1960 to 1969

• National football team ( Austria )
• Austrian Champion ( football)
• Football Player (SK Rapid Wien )
• Football players (SV Stockerau )
• Football coach (SV Stockerau )
• Austrian
• Born in 1939
• Man