Niklas Hoheneder (born 17 August 1986) is an Austrian football coach and a former defender. He is an assistant coach with Chemnitzer FC. He previously played for LASK Linz, Sparta Prague, Austria Wien, Karlsruher SC, RB Leipzig, SC Paderborn 07 and Holstein Kiel.

Niklas Hoheneder
Hoheneder in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-08-17) 17 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Linz, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Chemnitzer FC (assistant coach)
Youth career
1992–1995 Union Lembach
1995–1998 SK VÖEST Linz
1998–2003 LASK Linz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2009 LASK Linz 136 (6)
2009–2011 Sparta Prague 31 (0)
2011Austria Wien (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2012 Karlsruher SC 11 (0)
2012–2015 RB Leipzig 82 (5)
2015–2016 SC Paderborn 07 24 (1)
2016–2018 Holstein Kiel 35 (0)
2018–2021 Chemnitzer FC 79 (5)
International career
2006–2007 Austria U19 7 (0)
2007–2008 Austria U21 17 (1)
Managerial career
2021– Chemnitzer FC (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Hoheneder was born in Linz, Austria. He started his career at LASK Linz and made around 120 appearances for the club between 2005 and 2009.[2]

He joined Sparta Prague in the summer of 2009.[3] In January 2011, Hoheneder joined Austria Wien on a half-season loan, with Wien having the option to sign him on a permanent basis.[4] After making 6 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga, Hohender did not join Austria Wien on a permanent basis and returned to parent club Sparta Prague.

Having made 47 appearances in all competitions for Sparta Prague,[2] in June 2011, 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC announced the signing of Hoheneder from Sparta Prague on a two-year contract.[5] During the first half of the 2011–12 season, Hoheneder made 13 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga, though did not score.[2]

He joined RB Leipzig on 31 January 2012 on a one-and-a-half-year contract.[6] Hoheneder made 11 appearances for RB Leipzig during the 2011–12 season, the majority of which as a substitute, scoring once.[2] In April 2013, he signed a two-year contract extension with RB Leipzig, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2015.[7] Hoheneder was a regular player for RB Leipzig in the 2012–13 and the 2013–14 season, but made just 10 appearances for RB Leipzig during the 2014–15 season.[2]

After his contract at RB Leipzig expired, Hoheneder joined SC Paderborn 07 on a two-year contract.[8] He was a regular player at Paderborn, making 24 appearances and scoring 1 goal in the 2. Bundesliga.[1]

In the summer of 2016, Hoheneder joined 3. Liga side Holstein Kiel on a two-year contract.[9] He suffered a ligament injury in December 2016, being injured for around a month as a result.[10] He made 28 appearances for Kiel in the 2016–17 season as part of the Holstein Kiel team that was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.[1] He made just 7 appearances during the 2017–18 season and left Kiel in the summer of 2018.[1][11]

On 6 July 2018, Höheneder signed for Regionalliga Nordost club Chemnitzer FC.[12] He made 32 appearances for Chemnitz, scoring twice, as Chemnitz were promoted to the 3. Liga.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Niklas Hoheneder at kicker (in German)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Niklas Hoheneder". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Sparta už má obránce Hohenedera, kdo bude další posilou?". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 17 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Niklas Hoheneder unterschreibt bei der Wiener Austria" (in German). FK Austria Wien. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Hoheneder wechselt zu Karlsruhe". sport.oe24.at (in German). 20 June 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Niklas Hoheneder verlässt den KSC". SportSeiten24.de (in German). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Ernst, Hoheneder und Franke bleiben bis 2015 bei RB Leipzig". bild.de (in German). 12 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Neuzugang aus Leipzig" (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Kiel verpflichtet Harder und Hoheneder". kicker (in German). 22 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Kiel: Schmidt gesperrt – Hoheneder verletzt". kicker (in German). 13 December 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Hohenender muss Kiel verlassen". LigaInsider (in German). 29 June 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Der nächste Neue! Hüne Hoheneder soll beim CFC Beton anrühren". TAG24 (in German). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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