Markus Berger

Markus Berger

Personal information
Date of birth	21 January 1985 (1985-01-21)
Place of birth	Salzburg, Austria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Chornomorets
Number	4
Youth career
1993–1999	Austria Salzburg
1999–2002	Stuttgart
2002–2004	Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	SV Ried	61	(1)
2007–2011	Académica	71	(5)
2012–	Chornomorets	0	(0)
National team
2004–2007	Austria U21	32	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Markus Berger (born 21 January 1985 in Salzburg) is an Austrian footballer who plays for FC Chornomorets Odesa in the Ukrainian Premier League 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 matches as the side finished in a best-ever runner-up position in 2006–07. Portuguese League side Académica de Coimbra paid €300,000 for his services in July 2007. After going almost unnoticed throughout the 2007–08 season, Berger scored in his fifth game with the Students, in a 3–0 away win against S.L. Benfica.

During January 2009, Berger went on a trial period with Scottish Premier League side Hibernian, for the club to assess his physical condition. His agent then 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 campaign for £500,000, but the deal was not completed.

On 30 December 2011, after nearly 100 official appearances for Académica, Berger penned a three-year-contract at Ukrainian Premier League side FC Chornomorets Odessa.

External links

• Académica profile (Portuguese)
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Guardian Stats Centre