Walter Kogler

Walter Kogler

Personal information
Full name	Walter Kogler
Date of birth	12 December 1967 (1967-12-12)
Place of birth	Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	FC Wacker Innsbruck (manager)
Youth career
	St. Michael im Lavanttal
–	Wolfsberger AC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1990	Sturm Graz
1990–1992	Sturm Graz	62	(6)
1992–1996	Austria Wien	137	(7)
1996–1998	SV Salzburg	55	(6)
1998	AS Cannes	11	(0)
1998	LASK Linz	14	(1)
1999–2002	FC Tirol Innsbruck	110	(2)
2002–2004	FC Kärnten	58	(0)
National team
1991–2001	Austria	28	(1)
Teams managed
2007–2008	DSV Leoben
2008–	FC Wacker Innsbruck
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Walter Kogler (born 12 December 1967 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia) is a retired Austrian football player and currently trainer of Austrian Bundesliga outfit Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck.

Club career

A central defender, Kogler started his professional career at Sturm Graz and also played for clubs such as Austria Wien, SV Salzburg, LASK Linz and Tirol Innsbruck. He had a short spell abroad, playing 11 games in the French League for AS Cannes.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a September 1991 friendly match against Portugal, in which game he immediately scored a goal, and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He earned 28 caps, scoring once. His last international was a September 2001 World Cup qualification match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (5):
  • 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002
• Austrian Cup (1):
  • 1994

External links

• Profile - Austria Archive
• Career stats - National Football Teams