Wolfgang Knaller

Austrian association football player

Wolfgang Knaller (born 9 October 1961), is an retired Austrian football goalkeeper. He played mostly for Admira Wacker and FK Austria Wien. He also played for the Austrian national football team. He was in the team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Wolfgang Knaller
Personal information
Full name Wolfgang Knaller
Date of birth (1961-10-09) 9 October 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Feldkirchen, Carinthia, Austria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
SV Feldkirchen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 SV Spittal an der Drau
1987–1990 Admira/Wacker
1990–1996 Admira/Wacker 217 (0)
1997–2002 FK Austria Wien 135 (0)
2002–2004 VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 47 (0)
2006-2007 FC Waidhofen/Ybbs
2007-2008 ASK Baumgarten
2009-2010 SK Breitenfurt
National team
1991–1998 Austria 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career change

Knaller started his Austrian Football Bundesliga career with SV Spittal an der Drau in 1984 and has played professionally for over 20 years. Mostly he played for FC Admira Wacker Mödling and Austria Wien. In 2006, he joined lower league FC Waidhofen/Ybbs and in 2007 he moved to ASK Baumgarten. He ended his career with SK Breitenfurt.

International career change

He made his debut for Austria in an October 1991 UEFA Euro 1992 qualification match against Northern Ireland and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He played 4 matches. His last international was a May 1996 friendly match against the Czech Republic.

Manager career change

He worked as goalkeeper coach for First Vienna FC , 1. Simmeringer SC , 1. SV Wiener Neudorf, SKN St. Pölten and SKU Amstetten . At present he is goalkeeper coach of the Austrian U15 national team.[1]

Personal life change

Knaller was born in Waiern, Feldkirchen in Kärnten. His brother Walter, a striker, scored 126 Austrian Bundesliga goals from 1980 through 1992. His son Marco is also a goalkeeper.[2]

References change

  1. transfermarkt.at Profile Wolfgang Knaller
  2. "Marco Knaller zurück nach Österreich?" (in German). La Ola. 7 July 2020.

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