Christian Mayrleb
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Christian Mayrleb is an Austria
n footballer who currently plays for Austrian team FC Pasching.
, Mayrleb started his professional career at Second Division
side Stahl Linz and SV Ried
before joining First level outfit Admira/Wacker
at the start of the 1994/1995 season. He then played for FC Tirol Innsbruck
where he was snapped up by English Premier League club Sheffield Wednesday, only to return to Austria after half a season on the subs' bench.
He moved to Vienna giants Austria Vienna for a prolific 4 years before moving on to play for SV Pasching
, Red Bull Salzburg and ending up in Linz
again with LASK Linz
.
In November 2006 Mayrleb failed a drug test but was cleared by a League disciplinary panel because no evidence was found he was taking performance-enhancing drugs.
in an August 1998 friendly match against France
and came on as a substitute in his first six matches for the national team. He scored his first goal two months after his debut game. He earned 29 caps, scoring 6 goals. His last international was a September 2005 World Cup qualification match against Azerbaijan
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n footballer who currently plays for Austrian team FC Pasching.
Club career
Born in Upper AustriaUpper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
, Mayrleb started his professional career at Second Division
Austrian Football First League
The Austrian Football First League is the second highest professional division in Austrian football. It contains 10 teams and is run in the same fashion as the Austrian Bundesliga...
side Stahl Linz and SV Ried
SV Ried
SV Ried is an Austrian association football club from Ried im Innkreis. The team plays its home matches at the 7,680 capacity Keine-Sorgen Arena. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga after winning promotion from the Erste Liga in the 2004/05 season...
before joining First level outfit Admira/Wacker
VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
at the start of the 1994/1995 season. He then played for FC Tirol Innsbruck
FC Tirol Innsbruck
FC Tirol Innsbruck was an Austrian association footballclub from Innsbruck, Tyrol which existed between 1993 and 2002, when bankruptcy was declared....
where he was snapped up by English Premier League club Sheffield Wednesday, only to return to Austria after half a season on the subs' bench.
He moved to Vienna giants Austria Vienna for a prolific 4 years before moving on to play for SV Pasching
SV Pasching
SK Austria Kärnten was an Austrian association football club, from Klagenfurt, Carinthia.- History :The club was formed on 1 June 2007 and took over the license of ASKÖ Pasching to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga...
, Red Bull Salzburg and ending up in Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
again with LASK Linz
Lask
Łask is a town in central Poland with 18,948 inhabitants . It's the capital of Łask County, and is situated in Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Sieradz Voivodeship...
.
In November 2006 Mayrleb failed a drug test but was cleared by a League disciplinary panel because no evidence was found he was taking performance-enhancing drugs.
International career
He made his debut for AustriaAustria national football team
The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
in an August 1998 friendly match against France
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...
and came on as a substitute in his first six matches for the national team. He scored his first goal two months after his debut game. He earned 29 caps, scoring 6 goals. His last international was a September 2005 World Cup qualification match against Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan national football team
The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...
.
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
- 2003
- Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1):
- 2005
External links
- Roster - LASK
- Profile - Austria Archive
- Career stats - National Football Teams
- Profile at Weltfussball.de