Markus Weissenberger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Markus Weissenberger | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Lauterach, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1988 | FC Hard | ||
| 1988–1991 | FC Dornbirn | ||
| 1991–1993 | SV Spittal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | SV Spittal an der Drau | 59 | (24) |
| 1995–1999 | LASK Linz | 134 | (26) |
| 1999–2001 | Arminia Bielefeld | 54 | (12) |
| 2001–2004 | TSV 1860 München | 74 | (7) |
| 2004–2008 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 69 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | LASK Linz | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2008 | Austria | 29 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 18, 2015. | |||
Markus Weissenberger (born March 8, 1975 in Lauterach) is an Austrian football player.
He is a younger brother of former Austria international player Thomas Weissenberger.
Club career
Since 2008 he plays for LASK Linz. In the past he played for Eintracht Frankfurt, 1860 München, Arminia Bielefeld, LASK Linz.
In the Eintracht squad he was, in the offensive midfield, often only a backup for Alexander Meier and predominantly gets few short time appearances.
He joined LASK Linz in summer 2008 on free transfer.[1]
International career
He made his debut for Austria in an August 1999 friendly match against Sweden, coming on as a substitute for Mario Haas. He missed out on EURO 2008, after coming back late from a knee injury.
He earned 29 caps, scoring one goal, until August 2008.
National team statistics
| Austria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 1 |
Honours
Club
- With Eintracht Frankfurt
References
- ↑ "Weissenberger secures LASK recall". euro2008.uefa.com. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
External links
- Markus Weissenberger at eintracht-archiv.de (German)
- Profile at VI (Dutch)
- Markus Weissenberger at National-Football-Teams.com