Richard Windbichler

Richard Windbichler

Windbichler with Admira Wacker in July 2013
Personal information
Full name	Richard Windbichler
Date of birth	(1991-04-02) 2 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Wien, Austria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2015	Admira Wacker	131	(8)
2015–2017	FK Austria Wien	36	(0)
2017–2018	Ulsan Hyundai	58	(2)
2019	Viborg FF	5	(0)
2019–2020	Melbourne City	8	(0)
2021	Seongnam FC	22	(1)
2022–2023	Chengdu Rongcheng	54	(2)
2024	San Antonio FC	7	(0)
International career
2008–2009	Austria U-18	3	(0)
2009–2010	Austria U-19	2	(0)
2011	Austria U-20	1	(0)
2010–2012	Austria U-21	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024

Richard Windbichler (born 2 April 1991) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

On 20 January 2017, Windbichler joined K League Classic side Ulsan Hyundai. He is the first player from Austria to feature in the K League 1. He left the club at the end of 2018, where his contract expired. ^[1]

On 28 March 2019, Windbichler signed a short contract with Viborg FF in the Danish 1st Division until the summer 2019. ^[2] On 28 May 2019, his contract was terminated by mutual consent. ^[3]

In June 2019, Windbichler joined A-League club Melbourne City on a two-year contract. ^[4]

On 14 January 2021, Windbichler signed with K League 1 side, Seongnam FC. ^[5] He left the club at the end of the season.

Windbichler joined USL Championship club San Antonio FC on 25 January 2024. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of matches played 4 November 2023 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Admira Wacker	2009–10	Austrian Football First League	13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
	2010–11		16	2	0	0	—		—		16	2
	2011–12	Austrian Bundesliga	21	0	0	0	—		—		21	0
	2012–13		22	1	2	0	—		3	0	27	1
	2013–14		29	1	3	0	—		—		32	1
	2014–15		30	4	2	0	—		—		32	4
	Total		131	8	9	0	0	0	3	0	143	8
Austria Wien	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	25	0	3	0	—		—		28	0
	2016–17		11	0	1	0	—		1	0	13	0
	Total		36	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	41	0
Ulsan Hyundai	2017	K League 1	30	2	5	0	—		3	0	38	2
	2018		28	0	5	1	—		7	2	40	3
	Total		58	2	10	1	0	0	7	2	78	5
Viborg FF	2018–19	1. Division	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Melbourne City	2019–20	A-League	8	0	2	0	—		—		10	0
Seongnam FC	2021	K League 1	22	1	0	0	—		—		22	1
Chengdu Rongcheng	2022	Chinese Super League	28	1	0	0	—		—		28	1
	2023		26	1	0	0	—		—		26	1
	Total		54	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	2
Career Total			348	16	24	1	0	0	14	2	386	19

References

1. Team der Saison: Große Auszeichnung für Ex-Austria-Wien-Verteidiger Richard Windbichler, spox.com, 5 December 2018
2. VFF henter østrigsk forsvarsspiller, vff.dk, 28 March 2019
3. Østrigsk forsvarsspiller forlader Viborg, bold.dk, 28 May 2019
4. "'The moment I stepped foot in this city, I was in love...'". FTBL. 28 June 2019.
5. "Richard Windbichler zurück in Südkorea" [Richard Windbichler back in South Korea]. Laola1 (in German). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
6. Hobbs, Morgan. "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS DEFENDER RICHARD WINDBICHLER". SanAntonioFC.com. San Antonio FC . Retrieved 25 January 2024.
7. Richard Windbichler at Soccerway . Retrieved 9 March 2023.

External links

• Richard Windbichler – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)