Dominic Hassler

Austrian footballer

Dominic Hassler (born March 30, 1981 in Lienz) is a former Austrian football player at the position of a striker.

Dominic Hassler
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-03-30) March 30, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Lienz, Austria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Retired
Youth career
SV Irschen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 SV Austria Salzburg 35 (10)
2004–2005 Grazer AK 12 (1)
2005–2006 LASK Linz 13 (3)
2006–2007 Grazer AK 34 (6)
2007–2009 FC Gratkorn 46 (16)
2009–2011 SK Sturm Graz 23 (2)
2011–2012 FC Blau-Weiß Linz 21 (7)
2012–2013 FC Gratkorn 26 (4)
2013–2016 FC Frohnleiten 76 (19)
2016–2018 SV Peggau 38 (24)
National team
Austria national football team (U21) 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 5th, 2022

Career change

Dominic Hassler began his career in his home town of Irschen in Carinthia at the local sports club. In 2000 he went to the first division club SV Austria Salzburg . His debut in the first team was in 2002, 2003 he scored his first goal for the Salzburg. In January 2004 he moved to Grazer AK, where he became Austrian champion and cup winner in 2004. In 2005 he went on loan to LASK in Linz for six months on loan.

After the GAK was forced to relegate to the Regionalliga Mitte (3rd division), Hassler left in 2007 and went to FC Gratkorn, where he was an all-rounder (midfield, central defense and attack).

On January 14, 2009 he signed a two and a half year contract with Sturm Graz,[1] with which he reached fourth place in the table in 2009. Hassler became Austrian football champion in the 2010/11 season. In the summer of 2011 he moved to FC Blau-Weiß Linz. For this he completed 21 league games he scored seven goals. In the 2012/13 season he was a member of the regional league team FC Gratkorn and then played three seasons for FC Frohnleiten in the Landesliga Steiermark from 2013 to 2016. He then moved two leagues deeper and made 38 league appearances and scored 24 goals in two seasons for SV Peggau. Today (2021) he is the sporting director of SV Peggau.

Honours change

  • 2× Austrian Champion: 2004 (GAK), 2011 (Sturm Graz)
  • 2× Austrian Cup Winner: 2004 (GAK) and 2010 (Sturm Graz)

References change