Dominic Hassler

Dominic Hassler (born March 30, 1981 in Lienz) is a former Austrian football player at the position of a striker.

Dominic Hassler
SK Sturm Graz – Dominic Hassler (Portrait) (bearb.).JPG
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-03-30) March 30, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birthLienz, Austria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Retired
Youth career
SV Irschen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003SV Austria Salzburg35(10)
2004–2005Grazer AK12(1)
2005–2006LASK Linz13(3)
2006–2007Grazer AK34(6)
2007–2009FC Gratkorn46(16)
2009–2011SK Sturm Graz23(2)
2011–2012FC Blau-Weiß Linz21(7)
2012–2013FC Gratkorn26(4)
2013–2016FC Frohnleiten76(19)
2016–2018SV Peggau38(24)
National team
Austria national football team (U21)5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 5th, 2022

Career

Dominic Hassler began his career in his home town of Irschen in Carinthia at the local sports club. In 2000 he went to the first division club SV Austria Salzburg . His debut in the first team was in 2002, 2003 he scored his first goal for the Salzburg. In January 2004 he moved to Grazer AK, where he became Austrian champion and cup winner in 2004. In 2005 he went on loan to LASK in Linz for six months on loan.

After the GAK was forced to relegate to the Regionalliga Mitte (3rd division), Hassler left in 2007 and went to FC Gratkorn, where he was an all-rounder (midfield, central defense and attack).

On January 14, 2009 he signed a two and a half year contract with Sturm Graz,[1] with which he reached fourth place in the table in 2009. Hassler became Austrian football champion in the 2010/11 season. In the summer of 2011 he moved to FC Blau-Weiß Linz. For this he completed 21 league games he scored seven goals. In the 2012/13 season he was a member of the regional league team FC Gratkorn and then played three seasons for FC Frohnleiten in the Landesliga Steiermark from 2013 to 2016. He then moved two leagues deeper and made 38 league appearances and scored 24 goals in two seasons for SV Peggau. Today (2021) he is the sporting director of SV Peggau.

Honours

  • 2× Austrian Champion: 2004 (GAK), 2011 (Sturm Graz)
  • 2× Austrian Cup Winner: 2004 (GAK) and 2010 (Sturm Graz)

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