Michael Gspurning

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Michael Gspurning
Personal information
Full nameMichael Gspurning
Date of birth (1981-05-02) May 2, 1981
Place of birthGraz, Austria
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubPAOK
Number81
Youth career
Austria Wien
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2001Austria Wien0(0)
2001–2004DSV Leoben62(0)
2004–2006ASKÖ Pasching7(0)
2007–2012Skoda Xanthi111(0)
2012–2013Seattle Sounders FC55(0)
2014–PAOK0(0)
National team‡
2008–2009Austria3(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 28, 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 25, 2012

Michael Gspurning (German pronunciation: [ ˈkʃpʊʁnɪŋ], born 2 May 1981) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Superleague Greece club PAOK. Born in the city of Graz in southeast Austria, Gspurning has been called up to the Austrian national team 3 times, including 2 World Cup qualifying matches. Gspurning began his career at Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga and moved to DSV Leoben after not appearing for the senior team. He played for 3 seasons at Leoben in the third-teir Regionalliga Mitte before moving to ASKÖ Pasching in the Bundesliga in 2004. He played 7 total games and was a substitute in UEFA Cup matches before moving to Skoda Xanthi of Superleague Greece, where he played for 5 seasons. Gspurning was signed by the Sounders in December 2011 and has been their primary goalkeeper, having the third-lowest GAA of all MLS goalkeepers in his debut season.

Club career

Youth at Austria Wien and DSV Leoben

Michael Gspurning was born in Graz and began his career at age 19 after being part of the youth squads of Austria Wien by being promoted to the senior team in 2000, but did not make an official appearance for the senior team.[1] He joined third-tier Regionalliga Mitte club DSV Leoben in 2001 and became a regular starter for Leoben and appeared in 62 league matches over 3 seasons.[1]

ASKÖ Pasching

Gspurning joined ASKÖ Pasching in 2004 and was a back-up behind Josef Schicklgruber, in the league with only 7 appearances over 3 seasons.[1] He was unused in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup as Pasching lost on away goals to Zenit St. Petersburg after a 3–3 aggregate score in the second qualifying round.[2][3] During the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, Pasching lost on away goals to Zenit after a 3–3 aggregate score for the second consecutive year in the second qualifying round.[4][5] Gspurning was on the bench as the club qualified for the first round, but lost 3–0 to Livorno.[6][7]

Skoda Xanthi

Gspurning left Austria and signed with Skoda Xanthi in 2007, competing with Croatian goalkeeper Ivan Turina. He made his debut in a 3–0 loss to Iraklis Thessaloniki on November 25, 2007.[8] Gspurning played four seasons with Skoda Xanthi and appeared in 89 league matches before leaving the club in 2011.[1]

Seattle Sounders FC

Gspurning joined Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC on December 7, 2011 as a free agent to become their starting goalkeeper, replacing retired American veteran Kasey Keller,[1][9][10] having been targeted since October by General Manager Adrian Hanauer.[11] He joined the training camp for his new club in Arizona on January 30.[12] Gspurning made his Seattle debut during 2–1 win over Santos Laguna in a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal fixture on March 8, 2012, having been delayed by an accident causing traffic.[13] During the return leg on March 15, the Sounders lost 6–1 and were eliminated from the Champions League on a 3–7 aggregate score.[14] Gspurning made his MLS league debut on March 17 in a 3–1 win over Toronto, conceding a strike from Ryan Johnson that would later win MLS Goal of the Week.[15][16] The Sounders won 2–0 over Houston Dynamo the following week and gave Gspurning his first MLS career shutout.[17] Gspurning was substituted at halftime of a May 2 game against the Los Angeles Galaxy because of an injury to his right hip.[18] He was replaced by Bryan Meredith as the Sounders went on to win 2–0.[19]

Gspurning returned on June 6, after missing 6 MLS games and being replaced by Meredith and Andrew Weber.[20] He trained through mid-July to return and started in goal during a 2–1 win over the Colorado Rapids on July 28.[21][22] Gspurning earned his first shutout since his injury against the Los Angeles Galaxy in a 4–0 win in August,[23] lost in the U.S. Open Cup Final against Sporting Kansas City in a penalty shootout, having his save on Paulo Nagamura re-taken after a 1–1 draw.[24] Gspurning played 2 matches in the 2012–13 Champions League, winning 3–1 over Caledonia AIA in Trinidad and Tobago in late August,[25] and winning 3–2 over Honduran club Marathón after earning a yellow card and conceding 4 penalties over the 2 games.[26] He earned an assist on Fredy Montero's goal against the Portland Timbers on September 15 off of a punt,[27] and later started all four MLS Cup Playoffs games for the Sounders before they were eliminated in the Conference Finals by the LA Galaxy.[28] Gspurning finished 2012 with 21 regular season games, conceding 15 goals for a 0.73 GAA, the third lowest in MLS history.[29][30]

International career

Gspurning made his international debut for the Austrian national football team at the age of 27 in a friendly match against Turkey on November 19, 2008, playing 90 minutes in a 4–2 defeat at Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna.[31] Gspurning played his first World Cup qualifier against Romania on April 1, 2009 in a 2–1 victory in Klagenfurt.[32][33] He played his most recent game against Serbia on June 6, 2009 in a 1–0 loss in Belgrade.[32][34] Gspurning has not received a call from the Austrian national team since 2009.[35]

Personal life

Gspurning is married and lives with his wife, young daughter, and new born son.[35] He speaks German, English, and Greek from playing in various leagues.[1] He was described as easygoing and a "jokester" by back-up goalkeeper Bryan Meredith and was eager to join the Seattle Sounders.[36] He earned the nickname "Cerberus" during his time at Greek club Skoda Xanthi,[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of January 25, 2014.[28][29][38]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Austria League Austrian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2000–01 Austria Wien Austrian Bundesliga 0000––0000
2001–02 DSV Leoben Regionalliga Mitte 13000––––130
2002–03 19000––––190
2003–04 30000––––300
2004–05 ASKÖ Pasching Austrian Bundesliga 5000––0060
2005–06 2000––0020
2006–07 0000––0000
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2007–08 Skoda Xanthi Superleague Greece 15040––––190
2008–09 26040––––300
2009–10 29080––––370
2010–11 20010––––210
2011–12 21000––––210
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012 Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer 250104040340
2013 300002050370
2013–14 PAOK FC Superleague Greece 0000––0000
Total Austria 690000000690
Greece 111017000001280
USA 550106090710
Career total 235018060902680

International

As of June 6, 2009.[31][32]

International appearances

Team Year Apps Goals
Austria
2008 1 0
2009 2 0
Total 3 0

See also

  • List of current MLS players

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Michael Gspurning", SoundersFC.com, 2012, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  2. ↑ "2004–05 UEFA Cup, Second qualifying round: Austria Kärnten 3-1 Zenit", UEFA.com, August 10, 2004, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  3. ↑ "2004–05 UEFA Cup, Second qualifying round: Zenit 2-0 Austria Kärnten", UEFA.com, August 24, 2004, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  4. ↑ "2005–06 UEFA Cup, Second qualifying round: Austria Kärnten 2-2 Zenit", UEFA.com, August 11, 2005, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  5. ↑ "2005–06 UEFA Cup, Second qualifying round: Zenit 1-1 Austria Kärnten", UEFA.com, August 25, 2005, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  6. ↑ "2006–07 UEFA Cup, First round: Livorno 2-0 Austria Kärnten", UEFA.com, September 14, 2006, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  7. ↑ "2006–07 UEFA Cup, First round: Austria Kärnten 0-1 Livorno", UEFA.com, September 28, 2006, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  8. ↑ "Xanthi vs. Iraklis", Soccerway, November 25, 2007, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  9. ↑ Ruiz, Don (December 7, 2011), "Sounders confirm Gspurning as new goalkeeper", The News Tribune, retrieved June 27, 2012 
  10. ↑ O'Neil, Danny (December 7, 2011), "Sounders sign new goalkeeper, Austrian Michael Gspurning", The Seattle Times, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  11. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (October 16, 2011), "GM Hanauer on crowds, ticket sales, Gspurning and more", The Seattle Times, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  12. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (January 30, 2012), "Sounders arrive in Arizona", The Seattle Times, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  13. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (March 8, 2012), "Sounders beat Mexico's Santos Laguna 2-1 at CenturyLink Field", The Seattle Times, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  14. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (March 15, 2012), "Sounders FC routed, 6-1, by Santos Laguna", The Seattle Times, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  15. ↑ Winner, Andrew (March 17, 2012), "Recap: Estrada hat trick seals 3-1 win for Seattle over TFC", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  16. ↑ "Toronto's Johnson tops Estrada for AT&T Goal of the Week", MLSsoccer.com, March 23, 2012, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  17. ↑ Winner, Andrew (March 24, 2012), "Recap: Estrada bags his 4th as Seattle top Dynamo 2-0", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  18. ↑ Mayer, Joshua (May 4, 2012), "GK Michael Gspurning out 2-3 weeks with right hip injury", The Seattle Times, retrieved June 27, 2012 
  19. ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (May 2, 2012), "Recap: Montero rocket powers Sounders past LA 2-0", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  20. ↑ Mayer, Joshua (June 6, 2012), "Patience -- not surgery -- required in Michael Gspurning's recovery from hip injury", The Seattle Times, retrieved June 27, 2012 
  21. ↑ Mayer, Joshua (July 10, 2012), "Tuesday notes: Michael Gspurning could return as soon as Sunday", The Seattle Times (The Seattle Times), retrieved July 16, 2012 
  22. ↑ Bianchi, Chris (July 28, 2012), "Recap: Alonso's volley gives Sounders win in Colorado", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  23. ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (August 5, 2012), "Recap: Sounders run riot in 4-0 thrashing of listless LA", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  24. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City Claims 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup After Penalty Shootout Victory Against Three-Time Defending Champion Seattle Sounders FC", USsoccer.com, August 9, 2012, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  25. ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (August 30, 2012), "CCL Recap: Sounders vanquish Caledonia AIA in Trinidad", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  26. ↑ Oshan, Jeremiah (September 19, 2012), "CCL Recap: Seattle fend off Marathon 3-2, clinch Group 4", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  27. ↑ Itel, Dan (September 15, 2012), "Recap: Portland rally for 1-1 draw in Cascadia Cup clash", MLSsoccer.com, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "Players: Michael Gspurning", MLSsoccer.com, 2012, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 "2012 Team Statistics", SoundersFC.com, 2012, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  30. ↑ Gaschk, Matt (October 22, 2012), "Gspurning among favorites for MLS Goalkeeper of the Year", SoundersFC.com, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Austria 2-4 Turkey", Turkish Football Federation, November 19, 2008, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 "FIFA Player Statistics: Michael GSPURNING", FIFA.com, 2010, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  33. ↑ "2010 FIFA World Cup Preliminaries: Austria v Romania", FIFA.com, April 1, 2009, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  34. ↑ "2010 FIFA World Cup Preliminaries: Serbia v Austria", FIFA.com, June 6, 2009, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Mayer, Joshua (October 31, 2012), "Rewind: Live chat with Sounders FC goalkeeper Michael Gspurning", The Seattle Times, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  36. ↑ Mayers, Joshua (January 23, 2012), "Sounders FC in good hands with newcomer Michael Gspurning", The Seattle Times, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  37. ↑ "Michael Gspurning: "Der Spitzname "Kerberos" gefällt mir!"" [Michael Gspurning: 'I like the nickname Cerberus'], KEEPERsport.at (in German), December 2, 2008, retrieved January 4, 2013 
  38. ↑ "Stats centre: Michael Gspurning", The Guardian, 2012, retrieved January 4, 2013 

External links

PAOK FC – current squad
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