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Alessandro Riedle

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Alessandro Riedle
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Lindenberg im Allgäu, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–1999 Liverpool
1999–2001 Fulham
2001–2009 Grasshoppers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Grasshoppers 10 (3)
2009–2010 VfB Stuttgart II 15 (1)
2010–2011 Grasshoppers 8 (0)
2011–2013 AC Bellinzona 42 (3)
2013–2014 Akhisar Belediyespor 3 (0)
2014–2015 Viktoria Köln 1 (0)
2015–2020 SC Brühl
2020–2021 FC Wangen bei Olten
International career
2009–2010 Germany U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alessandro Riedle (born 14 August 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the son of former Germany international Karl-Heinz Riedle.[1]

Early years

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Riedle started playing football in 1998 with the Liverpool F.C. Academy and switched in summer 1999 to Fulham along with his father Karl-Heinz. In May 2001, after the retirement of his father he left Fulham and England to move to Swiss Grasshopper Club Zürich.

Club career

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Riedle started his professional career with Grasshopper Club Zürich, making his first appearance on 11 March 2009 in the Swiss Super League against Neuchâtel Xamax. On 4 June 2009, Riedle signed a two-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.[2] On 25 August 2010, Riedle returned to Grasshoppers.[3] On 5 August 2013, Riedle signed a two-year contract with Süper Lig side Akhisar Belediyespor. Although his time in Turkey did not go well as he was only capped as a substitute for three times.

In September 2014, Riedle joined German fourth-tier club Viktoria Köln.[4] In February 2015, after only earning a single cap in five months, he left Köln again and returned to Switzerland, where he had spent almost a decade of his youth. He joined third-tier club SC Brühl in St. Gallen.[5]

International career

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Riedle is a former member of the Germany U18 national team.

Personal life

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He is the son of former Germany international Karl-Heinz Riedle. He attended St Peter's Primary school in Heswall, Wirral.

References

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  1. ^ Alessandro Riedle: Großer Name hofft auf Durchbruch bei Viktoria[dead link]dfb.de
  2. ^ Ein Torjäger wie Papi: Riedle-Sohn kommt (in German)
  3. ^ Alessandro Riedle zurück zum GC (in German)
  4. ^ "Viktoria verpflichtet weiteren Stürmer" [Viktoria signs another striker] (in German). rheinfussball.de. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Viktoria: Riedle hat einen neuen Klub" [Viktoria: Riedle has a new club] (in German). rheinfussball.de. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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