Michael Konsel
Michael Konsel (born 6 March 1962) is a retired Austrian football player who played as goalkeeper in Austria and Italy.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Konsel | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1978 | Fortuna 05 | ||
| 1978–1982 | Kritzendorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | First Vienna | ||
| 1984–1997 | Rapid Wien | 395 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Roma | 40 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Venezia | 15 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1985–1998 | Austria | 43 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
changeHe started as defender for Fortuna 05 when he was six but at the age of nine he became goalkeeper, a position he played for the rest of his career. At the age of 16 he came to FC Kritzendorf where he became goalkeeper of the first team. His first professional team was First Vienna FC, then he want to SK Rapid Wien. For Rapid he played 395 matches in the league, 47 Cup matches and 42 international matches He played twice in the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
After his successful time with Rapid he went to AS Roma in Italy's Serie A. The last year of his career he spent with SSC Venice.
International
changeMichael Konsel played 43 matches in Austria's national team. He was member of Austria's team for the FIFA World Cup in 1990 and 1998. 1990 in Italy he was second goalkeeper but 1998 he was number 1 and played 3 matches. Although he played his first match in 1985 he did not because number one until ten years later. His last match was a friendly versus world champions France in Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion.
Honours
change- Austrian Bundesliga (3):
- 1987, 1988, 1996
- Austrian Cup (3):
- 1985, 1987, 1995
- Austria
- Goalkeeper of the year: 1987/88, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97
- Footballer of the year:
- Krone-Fußballerwahl:1987,1995
- APA-Fußballerwahl:1995
- VdF-Honourary price:1998
- Italy
- Best Goalkeeper Serie A : 1997/98
- FIFA World Cup:
- Member of the Austrian team 1990 and 1998
Other websites
change- Official homepage
- players profile Michael Konsel Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine