Christoph Leitgeb

Christoph Leitgeb

Personal information
Date of birth	14 April 1985 (1985-04-14) (age 26)
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Winger/Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	24
Youth career
1991–2003	Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Sturm Graz Amateure
2005–2007	Sturm Graz	54	(5)
2007–	Red Bull Salzburg	116	(10)
National team‡
2006–	Austria[1]	27	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 25, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 31, 2010

Christoph Leitgeb (born 14 April 1985 in Graz) is an Austrian football midfielder currently playing in the Austrian Bundesliga for Red Bull Salzburg. Leitgeb has represented his country at international level and took part in Euro 2008.

Club career

Leitgeb began his career in the youth squad of Sturm Graz spending two years there before moving into the first squad during the 2005/06 season. Leitgeb spent two years in the first team before moving to league rivals Red Bull Salzburg in the summer of 2007 for a fee of 1.7 million euros.

International career

Leitgeb made his debut for the Austrian national football team on 23 June 2006 in a friendly against Croatia and was a participant at Euro 2008.

References

1. ^ Christoph Leitgeb at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Player profile - Red Bull Salzburg
• Profile - EURO2008
• National Football Teams
• Guardian Football Stats

Persondata
Name	Leitgeb, Christoph
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Date of birth	14 April 1985
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Date of death
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