Wolfgang Knaller

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
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

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

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

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.

Personal life

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.

Other websites

• Profile - Austria Archive
• Wolfgang Knaller at National-Football-Teams.com