Roman Wallner
Roman Wallner (born 4 February 1982 in Graz, Styria) is a former Austrian footballer. He played as striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Wallner | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Graz, Styria, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Wacker Innsbruck | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1998 | Sturm Graz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Sturm Graz | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Rapid Vienna | 134 | (42) |
| 2004–2006 | Hannover 96 | 10 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Admira Wacker (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Austria Vienna (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Austria Vienna | 30 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Falkirk | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2008 | Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Skoda Xanthi | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | LASK Linz | 30 | (17) |
| 2010–2012 | Red Bull Salzburg | 60 | (24) |
| 2012 | RB Leipzig | 7 | (5) |
| 2012-2014 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | 52 | (14) |
| 2014-2016 | SV Grödig | 40 | (6) |
| 2017-2019 | SV Grödig | 29 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001– 2010 | Austria | 29 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 January 2022 | |||
Career
He started playing football in his hometown Graz for Sturm Graz, the next year he played for SK Rapid Wien. He played for Rapid from 1999 till 2004 and shot 42 goals in 134 matches. Roman Wallner also played for Hannover 96, Admira Wacker, Austria Vienna, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Apollon Kalamarias and Skoda Xanthi. After his years in Greece he came back to Austria playing for LASK Linz. Because he had also personal problems during his time in foreign countries the contract with LASK was his last chance to gain success in football. He played this year very successfully and scored 19 goals for LASK and Red Bull Salzburg where he went in winter 2010. In the 2010/11 season he was the best scorer for Red Bull Salzburg with 18 goals in the league and 4 goals in international matches.
National team
He started his career in 2001 in the World Cup qualification match versus Liechtenstein.Since then he scored 7 goals in 29 matches.
| Austria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 7 |
Honours
- Championsleague player:
- 1998/99 with Sturm Graz
- Austrian Footballer of the Year (1):
- 2001
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
- 2006 with FK Austria Wien, 2010 with Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Cup (2):
- 2006 , 2007 with FK Austria Wien
Other websites
- Official homepage Archived 2006-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Roman Wallner Rapid Archiv(German)