Markus Berger (born 21 January 1985) is an Austrian professional football coach and a former central defender. He works as an individual coach at AKA Vorarlberg.
 Berger (left) in action for Chornomorets | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 January 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Salzburg, Austria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AKA Vorarlberg (individual coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1999 | Austria Salzburg | ||
| 1999–2002 | Stuttgart | ||
| 2002–2004 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 24 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Ried | 61 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Académica | 71 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Chornomorets Odesa | 52 | (0) |
| 2014 | Start | 11 | (1) |
| 2014 | Ural | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Gil Vicente | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Tondela | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Grödig | 41 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | SAK 1914 | 39 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Austria U21 | 34 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | SAK 1914 (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | SV Seekirchen (youth) | ||
| 2021– | AKA Vorarlberg (individual coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHaving started his professional career at SV Ried, Berger helping to promotion to the Bundesliga in his first year, and played 14 games as the team finished in a best-ever runner-up position in 2006–07. Primeira Liga side Académica de Coimbra signed him in July 2007, as a free agent;[2] after going almost unnoticed throughout the season,[3] he scored in his fifth match with the Students in a 3–0 away win against S.L. Benfica.[4]
Berger was first choice in his last two years with Académica,[3] netting a combined four league goals in the process. During January 2009, he went on a trial period with Hibernian from the Scottish Premier League,[5] and his agent later claimed that a loan deal had been agreed between the clubs with Hibs having the option to buy the player at the end of the campaign for £500,000,[6] but the move was not completed.
On 30 December 2011, after nearly 100 official appearances for Académica, Berger penned a three-year contract at Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa. At the start of March 2014, he left his team due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution,[7] going on to sign for Tippeligaen club IK Start late into that month.[8] He made his debut on 6 April in a 3–1 home victory over FK Haugesund, in which he also scored his first goal.[9]
In June 2014, after only a few months in Norway, Berger moved to the Russian Premier League with FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[10][11] However, in January of the following year, he returned to Portugal after signing with Gil Vicente F.C. until the end of the season.[12]
Berger agreed to a one-year deal with C.D. Tondela in early July 2015, after suffering relegation.[13] He returned to his country on 20 June 2016, joining Regional League West side SV Grödig.[14]
Personal life
editBerger's older brother, Hans-Peter, was also a footballer.[15]
Honours
editAcadémica
References
edit- ^ a b c "M. Berger" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Académica contratou defesa austríaco Markus Berger ao SV Ried" [Académica signed Austrian defender Markus Berger from SV Ried] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Académica: Markus Berger renova por dois anos" [Académica: Markus Berger renews for two years] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Benfica-Académica, 0–3 (ficha)" [Benfica-Académica, 0–3 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Hibs look at Berger". Sky Sports. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ Acedo, Francisco (25 January 2009). "Hibs agree Berger loan". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Five foreign players leave Football Club Chornomorets because of situation in Ukraine". Kyiv Post. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Start henter midtstopper" [Start acquire defender] (in Norwegian). IK Start. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Mjelde etter Start-magi: – Trudde nesten ikkje det eg såg" [Report for Start magic: – Almost did not believe what I saw] (in Norwegian). NRK. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ «УРАЛ» ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ КОНТРАКТ С МАРКУСОМ БЕРГЕРОМ [Ural signed a contract with Markus Berger] (in Russian). FC Ural. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ «Урал» подписал четверых новичков [Ural signed four new] (in Russian). Sportbox. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ Ruela, João (30 January 2015). "Gil Vicente anuncia contratação do defesa Markus Berger" [Gil Vicente announce signing of defender Markus Berger]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Markus Berger assina com o CD Tondela" [Markus Berger signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Grödig holt Hans-Peter und Markus Berger" [Grödig get Hans-Peter and Markus Berger] (in German). Laola1. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Köhn, Katharina (20 June 2016). "Markus Berger wechselt mit Bruder Hans-Peter zum SV Grödig" [Markus Berger moves to SV Grödig with brother Hans-Peter] (in German). Salzburg 24. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Académica: percurso notável até à conquista da taça" [Académica: remarkable run until the cup conquest] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
External links
edit- Markus Berger at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Markus Berger at Soccerway
- Markus Berger at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
