Roland Linz

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Personal information
Roland Linz
Date of birth	August 9, 1981
Place of birth	Leoben, Austria
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Boavista FC
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-	TSV 1860 München DSV Leoben FK Austria Wien VfB Admira Wacker Mödling OGC Nice SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien Boavista F.C.	10 (2) 34 (18) 24 (9) 31 (15) 15 (0) 13 (4) 29 (15) 15 (8)
National team²
2003-	Austria	23(8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:52, 5 April 2006 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 11:52, 5 April 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Roland Linz (born August 9, 1981 in Leoben) is an Austrian football forward who is known for his quick speed and perfect set-pieces. He currently plays for Portuguese side Boavista FC in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Boavista FC have signed Austria striker Roland Linz on a three-year contract after the 25-year-old reached the end of his contract at FK Austria Wien.

Back in his early days, he wore number 25 as a tribute to his deceased grandad, who had died in the tragic Saltzburg fire of 1925.

[edit] Honors

Austrian Championship title with FK Austria Wien 2002/03 and 2005/06
Top goalscorer in the Austrian league 2005/06

[edit] External link

Official website

Boavista FC - Current Squad
1 William \| 2 Tambussi \| 3 R. Silva \| 4 Cissé \| 5 Kaźmierczak \| 6 P. Sousa \| 7 Z. Manel \| 8 Livramento \| 9 Fary \| 11 Grzelak \| 14 Kazimierczak \| 15 F. Dinis \| 17 N. Pinto \| 22 Lucas \| 23 H. Monteiro \| 24 Khadim \| 25 Essame \| 27 Marquinho \| 28 R. Sousa \| 29 Linz \| 30 M. Silva \| 33 M. Antônio \| 37 H. Rosário \| 50 Bessa \| 66 Tiago \| 82 Jehle \| Manager: J. Pacheco