Christoph Leitgeb

Christoph Leitgeb (born 14 April 1985 in Graz) is a former Austrian football player. He played in the Austrian Bundesliga for F. C. Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz as a midfielder. He also played in the national team and was a member of Austria's team at Euro 2008.

Christoph Leitgeb

Leitgeb with Red Bull Salzburg in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-04-14) 14 April 1985
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
1991–2003	Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Sturm Graz Amateure
2005–2007	Sturm Graz	54	(5)
2007–2019	Red Bull Salzburg	229	(17)
2019–2020	Sturm Graz	4	(0)
Total		287	(22)
National team‡
2006–2014	Austria	41	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2014

Career

He started playing football in the youth teams of SK Sturm Graz in his hometown. In the 2005–06 season he played his first match in the first team of Sturm Graz. The first goal he scored was on 22 April 2006 against Red Bull Salzburg. After two seasons with Sturm Graz he signed with FC Red Bull Salzburg. In his first year he played regularly, but in his second year he had problems with his knees. The following years he came back and played very often from the beginning.

After spending 12 years in Salzburg he went back to SK Sturm Graz. In 2020 he ended his career and works now as scout for SK Sturm.

International career

His first international match was in a friendly against Croatia on 23 June 2006. (1–4). He played 41 times for Austria.

Career statistics

As of matches played on 7 May 2018.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sturm Graz	2005–06	Bundesliga	20	1	1	0	—		21	1
	2006–07		34	4	0	0			34	4
	Totals		54	5	1	0	—		55	5
Red Bull Salzburg	2007–08	Bundesliga	31	4	—		6	0	37	4
	2008–09		16	0	1	0	3	0	20	0
	2009–10		33	5	1	0	14	0	48	5
	2010–11		36	1	1	0	11	0	48	1
	2011–12		23	2	3	0	8	0	34	2
	2012–13		22	4	3	0	2	0	27	4
	2013–14		22	1	5	0	9	0	36	1
	2014–15		18	0	3	1	10	0	31	1
	2015–16		3	0	0	0	4	0	7	0
	2016–17		8	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
	2017–18		11	0	2	0	3	0	16	0
	Totals		223	17	22	1	70	0	315	18
Career totals			277	22	23	1	70	0	370	23
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Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Austrian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16