Alessandro Riedle (born 14 August 1991) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker. He is the son of former Germany international
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Karl-Heinz Riedle (; born 16 September 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Despite not being particularly tall, he was nicknamed "Air" throughout his career, due to his notable heading accuracy, jumping an ...
.
Early years
Riedle started playing football in 1998 with the
Liverpool F.C. Academy and switched in summer 1999 to
Fulham
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along with his father
Karl-Heinz Karl-Heinz is a German given name, composed of Karl and Heinz but with a hyphen dash. Notable people with that name include:
* Hilarios Karl-Heinz Ungerer, German Bishop
* Karl-Heinz Feldkamp (born 1934), football coach and former player
* Karl-H ...
. In May 2001, after the retirement of his father he left Fulham and England to move to Swiss
Grasshopper Club Zürich
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.
Club career
Riedle started his professional career with
Grasshopper Club Zürich
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, making his first appearance on 11 March 2009 in the
Swiss Super League
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against
Neuchâtel Xamax
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. On 4 June 2009, Riedle signed a two-year contract with
VfB Stuttgart
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. On 25 August 2010, Riedle returned to Grasshoppers. On 5 August 2013, Riedle signed a two-year contract with
Süper Lig
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side
Akhisar Belediyespor
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In September 2014, Riedle joined German
fourth-tier club
Viktoria Köln
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Places
* FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov
* Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin
* Viktoriastadt, now known as Victo ...
. 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
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History
SC Brühl was founded in 1901.
In 1915, the c ...
in
St. Gallen.
International career
Riedle is a former member of the
Germany U18 national team.
Personal life
He is the son of former Germany international
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Karl-Heinz Riedle (; born 16 September 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Despite not being particularly tall, he was nicknamed "Air" throughout his career, due to his notable heading accuracy, jumping an ...
. He attended St Peter's Primary school in
Heswall
Heswall () is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It was historically part of Cheshire and became part of Merseyside in 1974. It is located on the Wirral Peninsula. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 202 ...
,
Wirral.
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
People from Lindau (district)
Footballers from Swabia (Bavaria)
German men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
3. Liga players
Swiss Super League players
Challenge League (Switzerland) players
Swiss Promotion League players
Süper Lig players
VfB Stuttgart II players
Grasshopper Club Zurich players
AC Bellinzona players
Akhisarspor footballers
FC Viktoria Köln players
SC Brühl players
FC Wangen bei Olten players
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
21st-century German sportsmen
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