Friedrich Koncilia


Friedrich Koncilia 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 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 which makes him Austria's fifth most capped player of all-time His last international was a May 1985 World Cup qualification match against Cyprus.

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