Leopold Lainer
Leopold "Leo" Lainer (born September 10, 1960) is a former Austria international footballer. He played mainly for SV Austria Salzburg and SK Rapid Wien. He made more than 500 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 10, 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Maishofen, Austria | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Red Bull Salzburg (scout) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SE Maishofen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1982 | SV Austria Salzburg | 86 | (8) |
| 1982–1988 | SK Rapid Wien | 169 | (19) |
| 1988–1990 | FC Swarovski Tirol | 66 | (11) |
| 1990–1997 | SV Austria Salzburg | 186 | (15) |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1994 | Austria | 28 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2005 | SV Pasching (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2017 | FC Red Bull Salzburg (scout) | ||
| 2017 - 2018 | FC Red Bull Salzburg Academy U15 | ||
| 2019 - 2020 | FC Red Bull Salzburg Academy U16 assistance coach | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
He started with his local club SK Maishofen . From there he went to SV Austria Salzburg. In 1982 he went on to SK Rapid Wien. 1988 he went to FC Wacker Innsbruck. In 1990 he came back to Salzburg. In 1996 he ended his professional career. After that he played at amateur level for different clubs mainly around Salzburg (SV Gerasdorf, SV Seekirchen 1945, PSV/Schwarz-Weiß Salzburg, FC Bergheim, SV Bad Ischl ). In 2005 his career ended.
International career
His debut in the national team was on 17 November 1982 against Turkey (4-0) in Vienna. His last match was on 17 August 1994 against Russia (0-3) in Klagenfurt. [2]
Manager
After the end of his career he worked as assistance coach for FC Pasching. Then he was scout with FC Red Bull Salzburg. He also was coach in the Salzburg academy with the U15 and U16 team.[3]
Personal Life
His son Stefan Lainer is also a professional footballer. His daughter Franziska is also active as a football player and coach.
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga winner: 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997.
- Austrian Cup winner: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989.
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalist: 1985.
- UEFA Cup finalist: 1994.
References
- ↑ "Leo Lainer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ↑ Transfermarkt.at Profile
- ↑ Transfermarkt.at manager profile Leo Lainer