Herfried Sabitzer

Austrian footballer

Herfried Sabitzer (born 19 October 1969) is a retired Austrian football player who represented the Austria national team.

Herfried Sabitzer
Personal information
Full name Herfried Sabitzer
Date of birth (1969-10-19) 19 October 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Judenburg, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
SC St. Georgen/Judenburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Alpine Donawitz 32 (9)
1991–1993 SV Casino Salzburg 72 (19)
1994–1995 LASK Linz 41 (11)
1995–1998 Grazer AK 88 (32)
1998–2000 SV Austria Salzburg 51 (8)
2001 BSV Bad Bleiberg 11 (7)
2001–2003 SV Mattersburg 38 (19)
Total 333 (105)
National team
1992–1997 Austria 6 (1)
Teams managed
2005–2006 Grazer AK (Youth)
9/07-11/07 SC Kalsdorf
2010-2012 Grazer AK (Assistance coach)
2011–2012 TuS Greinbach
2013 DSV Leoben (Assistance coach)
2013 SV Gralla
2014 SV Gralla (Assistance coach)
2018 TSV Hartberg (Youth)
2019-2020 TuS Greinbach II
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career change

He started with the local club SC St. Georgen/Judenburg . His professional career started at Alpine Donawitz. There he scored 9 goals in his debut Bundesliga season. 1991 he went to to SV Casino Salzburg. 1993 he moved to LASK Linz. In 1995, he joined Grazer AK and scored 15 goals in the 1997/1998 season. It was his personal record. Then he moved back back to Salzburg. During the 2000/2001 season he went on to play for Second division side Bad Bleiberg and half a season later he moved on to SV Mattersburg. This was his last professional season. He scored 12 goals and Mattersburg was promoted to the Austrian Football Bundesliga. After that he played for lower class clubs till 2012.

International career change

He made his debut for Austria in 1992. He played 6 matches and scored one goal. His final international game was on 18 March 1997 in a friendly match against Slovenia.

Personal life change

He is the father of footballer Marcel Sabitzer. His son also plays for the national football team. His nephew Thomas Sabitzer is also professional footballer.

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