Markus Berger

Markus Berger

Berger (left) in action for Chornomorets
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-21) 21 January 1985
Place of birth Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Grödig
Youth career
1993–1999 Austria Salzburg
1999–2002 Stuttgart
2002–2004 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Ried 61 (1)
2007–2011 Académica 71 (5)
2012–2014 Chornomorets 52 (0)
2014 Start 11 (1)
2014 Ural 3 (0)
2015 Gil Vicente 11 (1)
2015–2016 Tondela 3 (0)
2016– Grödig 18 (2)
National team
2004–2007 Austria U21 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2017.

Markus Berger (born 21 January 1985 in Salzburg) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for SV Grödig as a central defender.

Club career

Having started his professional career at SV Ried, Berger helped it promote to the Bundesliga in his first year, and played in 14 games as the club finished in a best-ever runner-up position in the 2006–07 season. Primeira Liga side Académica de Coimbra paid €300,000 for his services in July 2007; after going almost unnoticed throughout the campaign, he scored in his fifth match with the Students in a 3–0 away win against S.L. Benfica.[1]

Berger was first-choice in his last two years with Académica, netting four league goals combined in the process. During January 2009, he went on a trial period with Hibernian from the Scottish Premier League,[2] and his agent later claimed that a loan deal had been agreed between the clubs with Hibs having the option to buy the player at the end of the season for £500,000,[3] but the move was not completed.

On 30 December 2011, after nearly 100 official appearances for Académica, Berger penned a three-year contract at Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa. At the start of March 2014, he left his team due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution,[4] going on to sign for Tippeligaen club IK Start late into that month.[5] He made his debut on 6 April in a 3–1 home success over FK Haugesund, in which he also netted his first goal.

In June 2014, after only a few months in Norway, Berger moved to the Russian Premier League with FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[6][7] However, in January of the following year, he returned to Portugal after signing with Gil Vicente F.C. until the end of the season.[8]

Berger agreed to a one-year deal with C.D. Tondela in early July 2015, after suffering team relegation.[9] He returned to his country on 20 June 2016, joining Regional League West side SV Grödig.[10]

Personal life

Berger's older brother, Hans-Peter, was also a footballer.[11]

Honours

Académica

References

  1. ↑ "Benfica-Académica, 0–3 (ficha)" [Benfica-Académica, 0–3 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Hibs look at Berger; Sky Sports, 19 January 2009
  3. ↑ Hibs agree Berger loan; Sky Sports, 25 January 2009
  4. ↑ "Five foreign players leave Football Club Chornomorets because of situation in Ukraine". Kyiv Post. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Start henter midtstopper (Start acquires defender); IK Start, 31 March 2014 (in Norwegian)
  6. ↑ «УРАЛ» ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ КОНТРАКТ С МАРКУСОМ БЕРГЕРОМ [Ural signed a contract with Markus Berger] (in Russian). FC Ural. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. ↑ «Урал» подписал четверых новичков [Ural signed four new] (in Russian). Sportbox. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Gil Vicente anuncia contratação do defesa Markus Berger" [Gil Vicente announce signing of defender Markus Berger]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 January 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Markus Berger assina com o CD Tondela" [Markus Berger signs with CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). CD Tondela. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Grödig holt Hans-Peter und Markus Berger" [Grödig get Hans-Peter and Markus Berger] (in German). Laola1. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Markus Berger wechselt mit Bruder Hans-Peter zum SV Grödig" [Markus Berger moves to SV Grödig with brother Hans-Peter] (in German). Salzburg 24. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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