Marc Janko
Marc Janko (born 25 June 1983) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Janko was a successful goal-scorer, particularly during his time at Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored 75 league goals in 108 matches, including 39 goals in 35 matches in the 2009–10 season. He is the son of Eva Janko who won a medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
 Janko with Austria in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Admira Wacker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Admira Wacker | 13 | (2) |
| 2005–2010 | Red Bull Salzburg | 108 | (75) |
| 2010–2012 | Twente | 45 | (24) |
| 2012 | Porto | 10 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Trabzonspor | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Sydney FC | 24 | (16) |
| 2015–2017 | Basel | 44 | (29) |
| 2017–2018 | Sparta Prague | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Lugano | 20 | (2) |
| Total | 292 | (155) | |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2019 | Austria | 70 | (28) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
He started in the youth ranks of Admira Wacker Mödling and became a professional player in 2002 for this club. In 2005 he went to F.C. Red Bull Salzburg. For Salzburg he scored 75 goals in 108 matches. The 2007–08 season was bad because he was injured most of the time. His most successful season was 2008–09 when he scored 39 goals in the league (and 9 assists). In the match against SC Altach he scored all 4 goals in the 4:3 victory, when he came on in the second half. Only Hans Krankl scored more goals in a single season (41). Although many clubs were interested, he signed again with Red Bull Salzburg. 2010 he went to FC Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie where he scored 14 goals in 29 matches in his first year with the club.
International career
Janko made his debut for Austria in a May 2006 friendly match against Croatia and earned his second cap in October that year against Liechtenstein. In 2009, he scored one of Austria's two goals against Lithuania on 10 October 2009. Four days later, he scored Austria's lone goal against France.
He represented the national team at UEFA Euro 2016.[1]
Career statistics
Club
Red Bull Salzburg
Twente
Porto
Basel
International
- Source:[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 28 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 August 2008 | Stade du Ray, Nice, France |  Italy |
Friendly | ||
| 2. | 6 September 2008 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | [[File:{{{flag alias-1974}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] France | 2010 World Cup qualification | ||
| 3. | 15 October 2008 |  Serbia |
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| 4. | 5 September 2009 | UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria |  Faroe Islands |
3–1 | ||
| 5. | ||||||
| 6. | 10 October 2009 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria |  Lithuania |
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| 7. | 14 October 2009 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | [[File:{{{flag alias-1974}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] France | |||
| 8. | 7 October 2011 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan |
4–1 | Euro 2012 qualifying | |
| 9. | ||||||
| 10. | 15 November 2011 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine |  Ukraine |
Friendly | ||
| 11. | 29 February 2012 | Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria |  Finland |
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| 12. | 16 October 2012 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Kazakhstan |
4–0 | 2014 World Cup qualification | |
| 13. | ||||||
| 14. | 6 February 2013 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales |  Wales |
Friendly | ||
| 15. | 7 June 2013 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Sweden |
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| 16. | 19 November 2013 |  United States |
Friendly | |||
| 17. | 5 March 2014 | Wörtherseestadion, Klagenfurt, Austria |  Uruguay |
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| 18. | 9 October 2014 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova |
Euro 2016 qualifying | ||
| 19. | 27 March 2015 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein |
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| 20. | 31 March 2015 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Friendly | ||
| 21. | 14 June 2015 | Otkrytie Arena, Moscow, Russia |  Russia |
Euro 2016 qualifying | ||
| 22. | 8 September 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Sweden |
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| 23. | 9 October 2015 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro |
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| 24. | 12 October 2015 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Liechtenstein |
3–0 | ||
| 25. | ||||||
| 26. | 26 March 2016 |  Albania |
Friendly | |||
| 27. | 5 September 2016 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Georgia |
2018 World Cup qualification | ||
| 28. | 9 October 2016 | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia |  Serbia |
Honours
Individual
- Austrian Football Bundesliga Topscorer: 2008–09
- Professional Footballers Australia Player of the Month: February 2015
- A-League Golden Boot: 2014–15
- A-League PFA Team of the Season: 2014–15
- Sydney FC Team of the Decade: 2015
Records
Marc Janko Media
Marc Janko striker FC Red Bull Salzburg
Janko in a match for Austria against Iceland in 2014
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References
- ↑ "Austria-Hungary | Line-up | UEFA Euro". UEFA. com. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ↑ Marc Janko at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3-0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game". allaboutgeneva.com. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ↑ "Marc Janko – National Football Teams". National Football Teams.
Other websites
- Official website - Marc Janko
- Player profile - Red Bulls Salzburg
- Players profile-FC Twente Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine