Emanuel Pogatetz

Emanuel Pogatetz (born 16 January 1983) is an Austrian football player. He plays for Hannover 96 in the German Bundesliga and the Austria national team.

Emanuel Pogatetz

Personal information
Full name	Emanuel Pogatetz
Date of birth	(1983-01-16) 16 January 1983
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Hannover 96
Number	4
Youth career
1997-200	SK Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000-2001 2001-2005 2002-2003 2003-2004 2005 2005-2010 2010-	Kärnten Bayer Leverkusen →Aarau (loan) →Graz (loan) →Spartak Moscow (loan) Middlesbrough Hannover 96
National team
2002-2009	Austria U16, Austria U18, Austria U19, Austria U21 Austria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He started playing football with SK Sturm Graz where he also played his first match as football professional. He went on to FC Kärnten in the second division where he became champion and won the Austrian Cup. Then he went to Bayer Leverkusen. On loan he played for FC Aarau, Grazer AK and Spartak Moskau. 2005 he went to FC Middlesbrough in the English Premier League. 2006 he scored versus FC Sunderland and was the first Austrian player who scored in the Premier League. 2010 he went on to Hannover 96 in the German Bundesliga where he soon became a regular player for team.

Emanuel Pogatetz nickname is "Mad Dog" because he is a very hard defender. Former England and Middlesbrough coach Steve McClaren said "He never, ever, gives less than 300% in performance."

International career

On May, 18th he played his first match for the team. Due to public criticism about the team coach Josef Hickersberger he was suspended for a short time. Josef Hickersberger nominated him for the team for the UEFA Euro 2008. 2009 he became captain of the team.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2000/01	Kärnten	First League	33	0							33	0
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
2001/02	Bayer Leverkusen	Bundesliga	0	0							0	0
2002/03			0	0							0	0
Switzerland			League		Schweizer Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2002/03	Aarau	Nationalliga A	21	3							21	3
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2003/04	Graz	Bundesliga	31	1					4	1	35	2
2004/05			22	1					9	1	31	2
Russia			League		Russian Cup		Russian Premier League Cup		Europe		Total
2005	Spartak Moscow	Premier League	11	0							11	0
England			League		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
2005/06	Middlesbrough	Premier League	24	1	5	0	3	0	9	0	41	1
2006/07			35	2	7	0	0	0	-		42	2
2007/08			24	0	5	0	0	0	-		29	0
2008/09			27	1	4	0	2	0	-		33	1
2009/10		League Championship
Country	Austria		86	2					13	2	99	4
	Germany		0	0							0	0
	Switzerland		21	3							21	3
	Russia		11	0							11	0
	England		110	4	21	0	5	0	9	0	145	4
Total			228	9	21	0	5	0	22	2	276	11

International career statistics

Austria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2002	2	0
2003	5	1
2004	6	0
2005	6	0
2006	4	0
2007	0	0
2008	12	1
2009	2	0
Total	37	2

Emanuel Pogatetz Media

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  Pogatetz in action for Middlesbrough

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  Pogatetz playing for Austria in 2012.

Other websites

• Official homepage
• Players profile Homepage Hannover96 Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Interview with Karim Haggui and Emanuel Pogatzetz Archived 2012-07-21 at the Wayback Machine