Gilbert Prilasnig
Gilbert Prilasnig (born 1 April 1973) is an Austrian former football player. He played as defender mainly for SK Sturm Graz. He also played for the Austrian national football team. He is now coach for SK Sturm Graz Academy U18 .
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Klagenfurt, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SV Horn | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1991 | VST Völkermarkt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2001 | SK Sturm Graz | 223 | (24) |
| 2001–2002 | Aris Thessaloniki | 15 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | FC Kärnten | 5 | (0) |
| 2004 | Cambridge United | ||
| 2005–2007 | DSV Leoben | 50 | (2) |
| 2007 | Miedź Legnica | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | SV Horn | 82 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | SC Wiesfleck | ||
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Austria U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Austria | 16 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | SK Sturm Graz Jugend (sporting director) | ||
| 2011-2013 | Austria U19 (assistance coach) | ||
| 2012-2013 | Austria U16 (assistance coach) | ||
| 2013-2015 | Austria U17 (assistance coach) | ||
| 2021- | SK Sturm Graz Academy U18 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career change
Prilasnig began his career at the age of twelve at VST Völkermarkt in Carinthia. He played there until he graduated from high school.In 1991 he went to Sturm Graz until 2001. There he had his greatest successes. He became two times Austrian champion and three times cup winner. He also took part part in the UEFA Champions League three times.
After his time with Sturm he played for Aris Thessaloniki, FC Kärnten, Cambridge United , DSV Leoben, Miedź Legnica, SV Horn and SC Wiesfleck, where a friend of him was coach. 2011 his career ended.
International career change
Prilasnig played 16 matches for the Austrian national team. he made his debut in 1997 in a 3-0 win in Estonia. In the course of the World Cup qualification at that time, the Austrians made it to the 1998 World Cup, where Prilasnig was absent due to injury.
Personal life change
Since 2004, Gilbert Prilasnig has also been involved socially as team manager of the Austrian homeless national team . He prepares them for the annual Homeless World Cup (HWC).[1] For this work he was awarded the Graz Human Rights Prize in 2017 together with Harald Schmied.[2]
In addition to his football career, he studied linguistics at the University of Graz and graduated with a master's degree.[3]
Honours change
- Austrian Football Bundesliga winner: 1998, 1999.
- Austrian Cup winner: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2008.
References change
- ↑ Standard.at
- ↑ "Graz.at". Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ Kleine Zeitung
Other websites change
- (in German) Official Site