Christian Mayrleb

Christian Mayrleb (born 8 June 1972) is an Austrian retired professional footballer. He played as striker for different clubs. He also played for the Austrian football national team. After his professional career he became football manager.[1]

Christian Mayrleb
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-06-08) 8 June 1972 (age 52)
Place of birthWels, Austria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1981–1991SK VOEST Linz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1993Stahl Linz2(0)
1993–1994SV Ried76(35)
1994–1996Admira/Wacker66(15)
1996–1997FC Tirol Innsbruck53(17)
1998Sheffield Wednesday3(0)
1998–2002Austria Vienna134(65)
2003–2005SV Pasching75(38)
2005–2006Red Bull Salzburg28(7)
2006–2007SV Pasching30(11)
2007–2010LASK Linz108(33)
2011FC Pasching9(3)
Total584(224)
National team
1998–2005Austria30(6)
Teams managed
2012ATSV Stadl-Paura (sporting director)
2012–2016ATSV Stadl-Paura
2016–2018ASKÖ Oedt
2019– 2021ASKÖ Donau Linz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Mayrleb started his professional career at Second Division side FC Stahl Linz and SV Ried .Then he moved to the Austrian Bundesliga club Admira/Wacker in 1994. He then played for FC Tirol Innsbruck and Premier League club Sheffield Wednesday. He returned to Austria after half a season on the bench.

After four years with Austria Vienna he played for SV Pasching, Red Bull Salzburg and ended his career in Linz again with LASK Linz.

In November 2006 Mayrleb failed a drug test but was cleared by a League disciplinary panel because no evidence was found he was taking performance-enhancing drugs.[2]

International career

Mayrleb made his debut for the Austria national team in an August 1998 friendly match against France and came on as a substitute in his first six matches for the national team. He scored his first goal two months after his debut game. He earned 29 caps, scoring six goals. His last international was a September 2005 World Cup qualification match against Azerbaijan.

Honours

Individual

References

  1. Soccerway
  2. Austrian league clears Mayrleb of doping - ESPN Sports
  3. "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2008.

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