Thomas Riedl

Thomas Riedl (born 18 June 1976) is a German former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the son of Hannes Riedl, who played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 1970s.

Riedl is a youth exponent of hometown club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. At Kaiserslautern, he played from 1994 to 1999, winning the 1997–98 Bundesliga and the 1995–96 DFB-Pokal. Following a two-year stint at TSV 1860 Munich, he re-joined Kaiserlautern in 2001 before the club in 2006 for Austrian side SK Austria Kärnten where remained for four years and spent a half-season on loan at SAK Klagenfurt in 2009. Towards the end of his career, he returned to Germany playing for lower league clubs Eintracht Trier, SC Idar-Oberstein, and FK Pirmasens.

At international level, Riedl earned one cap playing for the Germany U-21 team.

Honours Bundesliga: 1997–98 DFB-Pokal: 1995–96; finalist: 2002–03