Alessandro Riedle Biography

German footballer (born 1991)

Alessandro Riedle (born 14 August 1991) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Swiss club FC Wangen bei Olten. He is the son of former Germany international Karl-Heinz Riedle.

Early years

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 Gr*hopper Club Zürich.

Club career

Riedle started his professional career with Gr*hopper 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. On 25 August 2010, Riedle returned to Gr*hoppers. 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 subs*ute for three times.

In September 2014, Riedle joined German fourth-tier club Viktoria Köln. 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.

International career

He is former member of the Germany U-18 team.

Personal life

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

References

    External links

    • Alessandro Riedle at fussballdaten.de (in German)
    • Alessandro Riedle at WorldFootball.net