Stefan Maierhofer

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Stefan Maierhofer
Personal information
Full name	Stefan Maierhofer
Date of birth	August 16, 1982 (1982-08-16) (age 25)
Place of birth	Gablitz, Austria
Height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Rapid Wien
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2005 2005–2006 2006 2007 2007– 2008–	SV Langenrohr Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich TuS Koblenz SpVgg Greuther Fürth → Rapid Wien (loan)	42 (21) 02 0(0) 14 0(3) 10 0(2) 11 0(7)
National team2
2008–	Austria	0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 24 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Stefan Maierhofer (born August 16, 1982) is an Austrian football player.

Maierhofer was born and grew up in Gablitz, Lower Austria, and was trained as a restaurant specialist/cook. The 203 cm (6'8) tall striker joined Bayern Munich's reserve team from Austrian side SV Langenrohr in July 2005 and signed a professional contract with the club one year later, eventually making two Bundesliga appearances as a late substitute. In two seasons with Bayern Munich's reserve team, he scored 21 goals in 42 Regionalliga appearances and was the team's top goalscorer in both seasons.

In January 2007, Maierhofer moved to 2nd Bundesliga side TuS Koblenz until the end of the season, scoring three goals in 14 league appearances. In July 2007, he signed a two-year contract with 2nd Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth, but the club sent him on a six-month loan to Austrian Bundesliga side SK Rapid Wien in January 2008.

He helped Rapid winning the Austrian Bundesliga title after scoring 7 goals in 11 league matches for the club, including braces in a 2-0 derby win over Austria Wien and a 7-0 away win against the club's main title rivals Red Bull Salzburg. His good performances in the Austrian Bundesliga eventually secured him his first call-up to the Austrian national team on 24 April 2008, when he was named to the country's preliminary squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 finals.^[1]

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[edit] External links

• Stefan Maierhofer Profile @ fcb.de
• Stefan Maierhofer im Poträt zur EURO 2008
• Weltfussball profile (German)

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