- René Aufhauser
Infobox Football biography
playername = René Aufhauser
fullname = René Aufhauser
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|6|21
cityofbirth =Voitsberg
countryofbirth =Austria
height = Height|m=1.88
nickname =
position = DefensiveMidfielder
currentclub =Red Bull Salzburg
clubnumber = 28
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1993-1995 1995-1996 1997-2001 2001-2005 2005-present
clubs =ASK Köflach ASK Voitsberg Austria SalzburgGrazer AK Red Bull Salzburg
caps(goals) = 007 0(0) 017 0(2) 144 (18) 119 (17) 083 (18)
nationalyears = 2001-
nationalteam = Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 056 (12)
pcupdate =February 10 ,2007
ntupdate =September 18 ,2008 René Aufhauser (born
June 21 ,1976 inVoitsberg ,Styria ) is anAustria n football player who currently plays forRed Bull Salzburg .Career
In the early part of his career he had stints at
ASK Köflach ,ASK Voitsberg andRed Bull Salzburg . It was atASK Voitsberg was where his talent was discovered whilst playing defensive midfield.SV Austria Salzburg (1997-2001)
He signed for
SV Austria Salzburg in 1997 after spending a highly successful 6 months there in the previous season. Soon the former amateur player was getting called up by the Austria U-21 team. The young midfielder kept a place in the team despite there bing a host of big names in the squad. He left in 2001 because the coach was letting him develop. The club he chose wasGrazer AK .Grazer AK (2001-2005)
At the start of his
Grazer AK career he din't play every game because he had to fight with Slovenian captainAleš Čeh . His performances forGrazer AK attracted interest from clubs likeEverton F.C. ,Fulham F.C. andMiddlesbrough F.C. . He leftGrazer AK in 2005 for former clubRed Bull Salzburg Red Bull Salzburg (2005-)
His return to his former club has brought more success to his club and international level. So far he has appeared 205 times and scored 35 goals for
Red Bull Salzburg in league games.International career
Despite his good performances he was unconsidered by former national team head coach
Herbert Prohaska . Only underOtto Baric he was called up in 2001 as aGrazer AK player against Liechtenstein however he only made it on the bench. He finally made his début underOtto Baric 's successor,Hans Krankl against Slovakia on27 March 2002 . Under Hans Krankl he was given a place in the starting 11 as well as under new coachJosef Hickersberger . So far he has participated in 50 international matches, scoring 10 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF]In the opening game for Austria at
UEFA Euro 2008 inVienna , he fouled Croatian forwardIvica Olic , which led to a penalty forCroatia .Luka Modric converted the penalty kick into a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute of the game.Honours
*
Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
** 2004, 2007
*Austrian Cup (2):
** 2002, 2004External links
* [http://www.redbulls.com/soccer/salzburg/ Salzburg official website] en icon
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=512 Career stats] - National-Football-Teams.com en iconReferences
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