Walter Kogler
Walter Kogler (born 12 December 1967 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia) is a retired Austrian football defender and coach. At the moment he is coach of FC Wacker Innsbruck, which is playing in the Austrian Bundesliga.
.jpg) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Michael im Lavanttal | |||
| Wolfsberger AC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1992 | SK Sturm Graz | 62 | (6) |
| 1992–1996 | FK Austria Wien | 137 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | SV Austria Salzburg | 55 | (6) |
| 1998 | AS Cannes | 11 | (0) |
| 1998 | LASK Linz | 14 | (1) |
| 1999–2002 | FC Tirol Innsbruck | 110 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | FC Kärnten | 58 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1991–2001 | Austria | 28 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | DSV Leoben | ||
| 2008–2012 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | ||
| 2013–2015 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
In his youth years he played for FC St. Michael and Wolfsberger AC. He start as professional player with SK Sturm Graz. His next club was Austria Wien, where he started his team career. After one year in France with AS Cannes he came back to Austria, where he played for LASK Linz, Austria Salzburg and FC Kärnten.
After his professional career he became a football coach, starting in the football academy of FC Kärnten. His first team was SK St. Andrä in the Regionalliga (3rd level). After one year with DSV Leoben he went to FC Wacker Innsbruck. With this team he won the Championship in 2010 and was promoted to the Bundesliga.
Walter Kogler played 28 matches for the Austrian team and scored one goal. He was member of the Austrian team for the FIFA World Cup 1998. As player he was 5 times Austrian Champion (with Austria Wien, Austria Salzburg and Wacker Innsbruck). In 17 years as professional he played 495 matches in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Honours
As player
- Austrian Bundesliga (5):
- 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002
- Austrian Cup (1):
- 1994
- Fifa World Cup 1998
- Member of the Austrian team
As coach
- Austrian 1.Division
- Champion 2010 with FC Wacker Innsbruck