Christoph Leitgeb

Christoph Leitgeb (born 14 April 1985 in Graz) is a former Austrian football player. He played in the Austrian Bundesliga for F. C. Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz as a midfielder. He also played in the national team and was a member of Austria's team at Euro 2008.

Christoph Leitgeb
FC Admira Wacker Mödling vs. FC Red Bull Salzburg (Cup) 2017-04-26 (103).jpg
Leitgeb with Red Bull Salzburg in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birthGraz, Austria
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionCentral midfielder
Youth career
1991–2003Sturm Graz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005Sturm Graz Amateure
2005–2007Sturm Graz54(5)
2007–2019Red Bull Salzburg229(17)
2019–2020Sturm Graz4(0)
Total287(22)
National team
2006–2014Austria[1]41(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2014

Career

He started playing football in the youth teams of SK Sturm Graz in his hometown. In the 2005–06 season he played his first match in the first team of Sturm Graz. The first goal he scored was on 22 April 2006 against Red Bull Salzburg. After two seasons with Sturm Graz he signed with FC Red Bull Salzburg. In his first year he played regularly, but in his second year he had problems with his knees. The following years he came back and played very often from the beginning.

After spending 12 years in Salzburg he went back to SK Sturm Graz. In 2020 he ended his career and works now as scout for SK Sturm.

International career

His first international match was in a friendly against Croatia on 23 June 2006. (1–4). He played 41 times for Austria.

Career statistics

As of matches played on 7 May 2018.
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sturm Graz 2005–06 Bundesliga 20 1 1 0 21 1
2006–07 34 4 0 0 34 4
Totals 54 5 1 0 55 5
Red Bull Salzburg 2007–08 Bundesliga 31 4 6 0 37 4
2008–09 16 0 1 0 3 0 20 0
2009–10 33 5 1 0 14 0 48 5
2010–11 36 1 1 0 11 0 48 1
2011–12 23 2 3 0 8 0 34 2
2012–13 22 4 3 0 2 0 27 4
2013–14 22 1 5 0 9 0 36 1
2014–15 18 0 3 1 10 0 31 1
2015–16 3 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
2016–17 8 0 3 0 0 0 11 0
2017–18 11 0 2 0 3 0 16 0
Totals 223 17 22 1 70 0 315 18
Career totals 277 22 23 1 70 0 370 23
Reference:[2]

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

References

  1. Christoph Leitgeb at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Christoph Leitgeb » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 28 February 2018.