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My Take
Karl-Heinz Riedle is one of those strikers I'd happily explain to anyone who thinks scoring is only about height. At 177 cm he was nicknamed "Air" for his heading, timing, and leap, which tells you everything about how he won duels he had no business winning. I most associate him with Borussia Dortmund and that 1997 Champions League final brace against Juventus, plus his role in West Germany's 1990 World Cup-winning squad. He later moved into coaching. To me he's the kind of intelligent, unflashy forward whose value shows up in the box, exactly when it matters.
Overview
Karl-Heinz Riedle (German pronunciation: [kaʁlˈhaɪnts ˈʁiːdlə]; 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 and timing skills in the air, as well as his ability to make runs into the box and get on the end of crosses, and made a name for himsel…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Karl-Heinz Riedle
- Name (Japanese)
- カール＝ハインツ・リードレ
- Reading
- かーる＝はいんつ・りーどれ
- Born
- September 16, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Weiler-Simmerberg, Swabia, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.