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 = Defensive Midfielder
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 Salzburg Grazer 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 in Voitsberg, Styria) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Red Bull Salzburg.

Career

In the early part of his career he had stints at ASK Köflach, ASK Voitsberg and Red Bull Salzburg. It was at ASK 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 was Grazer 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 captain Aleš Čeh. His performances for Grazer AK attracted interest from clubs like Everton F.C., Fulham F.C. and Middlesbrough F.C.. He left Grazer AK in 2005 for former club Red 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 under Otto Baric he was called up in 2001 as a Grazer AK player against Liechtenstein however he only made it on the bench. He finally made his début under Otto Baric's successor, Hans Krankl against Slovakia on 27 March 2002. Under Hans Krankl he was given a place in the starting 11 as well as under new coach Josef 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 in Vienna, he fouled Croatian forward Ivica Olic, which led to a penalty for Croatia. 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, 2004

External 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 icon

References