Manfred Linzmaier

Manfred Linzmaier

Personal information
Full name	Manfred Linzmaier
Date of birth	27 August 1962 (1962-08-27) (age 49)
Place of birth	Kufstein, Austria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1981–1986	FC Wacker Innsbruck	135	(14)
1986–1992	FC Swarovski Tirol	180	(25)
1992–1993	FC Wacker Innsbruck	16	(1)
1993–1995	LASK Linz	54	(9)
1995	Vorwärts Steyr	3	(0)
1996	FC Linz
1996–1997	FC Kufstein
National team
1985–1991	Austria	25	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Manfred Linzmaier (born 27 August 1962 in Kufstein) is a retired Austrian footballer. He is now a football manager.

Club career

Nicknamed Tyroler Keegan, Linzmaier started his professional career at FC Wacker Innsbruck, later renamed FC Swarovski Tirol, and stayed for 12 years playing alongside German midfield maestro Hansi Müller. He moved to Second Division LASK Linz to clinch promotion to the Austrian Football Bundesliga. He then had a short spell at Vorwärts Steyr before winning the 2nd division title again with FC Linz. He finished his career at hometown club FC Kufstein.

After his playing career, he became assistant to head-coach Kurt Jara at FC Tirol, Hamburger SV and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.^[1]

International career

He made his debut for Austria in 1985 and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.^[2] He earned 25 caps, scoring 2 goals. His last international was a May 1991 friendly match against Sweden.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
  • 1989, 1990
• Austrian Cup (2):
  • 1989, 1993

External links

• LASK stats - LASK
• Career stats - National Football Teams
• Interview with Linzmaier - Wacker Innsbruck (German)

References

1. ^ Austrian-born Coach signs until the end of this season - HSV
2. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA

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Name	Linzmaier, Manfred
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Date of birth	27 August 1962
Place of birth	Kufstein, Austria
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