| Paul Scharner | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Josef Fritzl Scharner | |
| Date of birth | March 11, 1980 (age 28) | |
| Place of birth | Scheibbs, Austria | |
| Height | 1. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Scheibbs is a town in Austria. It is in the Scheibbs district of Lower Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich 91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Central Defender/ Midfield | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wigan Athletic | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| P1987–1993 1993–1996 1996–1998 | SVG Purgstall VSE St. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Pölten Austria Wien | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2004 2004 2004–2006 2006– | Austria Wien SV Salzburg SK Brann Wigan Athletic | 84 (3) 18 (3) 32 (7) 78 (10) |
| National team | ||
| 2002–2006 | Austria | 12 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
Paul Josef Herbert Scharner (born March 11, 1980 in Scheibbs) is an Austrian footballer. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Scheibbs is a town in Austria. It is in the Scheibbs district of Lower Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich He was originally used as a midfielder, earning caps for the Austrian national team, but since late 2005 he has been utilised as a central defender for his club team Wigan Athletic. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the Country of Austria in international competition and is controlled In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
In the Austrian Bundesliga, Paul Scharner played for Austria Wien and SV Salzburg, before joining Norwegian club SK Brann in 2004. The Austrian Football Bundesliga (München Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga) is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. FK Austria Wien is an Austrian football club which plays in the capital Vienna. FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian football club based in Wals-Siezenheim. Sportsklubben Brann (most often called Brann, sometimes (incorrectly Brann Bergen internationally is a Norwegian football club founded September
He was voted player of the year by the Brann fans in 2005, and one of the best players on all the major player rankings in Norwegian newspapers and TV channels in 2005.
Scharner signed a 3. 5 year deal with Wigan Athletic in December 22, 2005, and joined the squad after the holidays. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wigan agreed a fee of £2,500,000 (€3,700,000, 29,500,000 NOK), making it the biggest transfer in SK Brann's history. Sportsklubben Brann (most often called Brann, sometimes (incorrectly Brann Bergen internationally is a Norwegian football club founded September [1]
In his first match for Wigan, Scharner scored the winning goal against Arsenal in the Carling Cup. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition
Scharner has retired from playing international football for his country Austria, after falling out with the Austrian FA. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich He has labelled the set-up a shambles and blamed the unprofessional set-up of the national FA as the reason behind his decision.
In 2008 he showed interest in returning to the Austrian squad, and also had a personal meeting with Austrian headcoach Joseph Hickersberger regarding a possible return, but didn't show up in the Austrian 31-player preselection for the Euro 2008.
Contents |
Honours
England
Norway
Austria
- Austrian Cup: 2003
- Austrian League: 2003
External links
- Paul Scharner career stats at Soccerbase
- Official site (German)
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scharner, Paul Josef Herbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scharner, Paul |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1980-3-11 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scheibbs , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2008-3-16 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Wigan , England |
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