Wolfgang Knaller
Wolfgang Knaller (born 9 October 1961), is an retired Austrian football goalkeeper. He played mostly for Admira Wacker and FK Austria Wien. He also played for the Austrian national football team. He was in the team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wolfgang Knaller | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Feldkirchen, Carinthia, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Feldkirchen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | SV Spittal an der Drau | ||
| 1987–1990 | Admira/Wacker | ||
| 1990–1996 | Admira/Wacker | 217 | (0) |
| 1997–2002 | FK Austria Wien | 135 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | VfB Admira Wacker Mödling | 47 | (0) |
| 2006-2007 | FC Waidhofen/Ybbs | ||
| 2007-2008 | ASK Baumgarten | ||
| 2009-2010 | SK Breitenfurt | ||
| National team | |||
| 1991–1998 | Austria | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Knaller started his Austrian Football Bundesliga career with SV Spittal an der Drau in 1984 and has played professionally for over 20 years. Mostly he played for FC Admira Wacker Mödling and Austria Wien. In 2006, he joined lower league FC Waidhofen/Ybbs and in 2007 he moved to ASK Baumgarten. He ended his career with SK Breitenfurt.
International career
He made his debut for Austria in an October 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification match against Northern Ireland and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He played 4 matches. His last international was a May 1996 friendly match against the Czech Republic.
Manager career
He worked as goalkeeper coach for First Vienna FC , 1. Simmeringer SC , 1. SV Wiener Neudorf, SKN St. Pölten and SKU Amstetten . At present he is goalkeeper coach of the Austrian U15 national team.[1]
Personal life
Knaller was born in Waiern, Feldkirchen in Kärnten. His brother Walter, a striker, scored 126 Austrian Bundesliga goals from 1980 through 1992. His son Marco is also a goalkeeper.[2]
References
- ↑ transfermarkt.at Profile Wolfgang Knaller
- ↑ "Marco Knaller zurück nach Österreich?" (in German). La Ola. 7 July 2020.
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Other websites
- Profile - Austria Archive
- Wolfgang Knaller at National-Football-Teams.com