Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.7
Solid
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
14
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.11
goals / match
ASK Kottingbrunn
top club · 86 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#49
goals rank
#126
assists rank
46
season goals
1
season assists
Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€150k
peak value · 2005
—
top transfer fee
9
best season · 07/08
1 / 0
int'l caps / goals
403Appearances
46Goals
1Assists
66Yellow cards
3Red cards
92Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Michael Zechner |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1975-01-31 (51 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Austria, |
| Citizenship |  Austria |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2018-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2018
Transfer: Kettlasbrunn → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: SV Zeiselmauer → Kettlasbrunn
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: FC Mistelbach → SV Zeiselmauer
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Mistelbach
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: Laa/Thaya → FC Mistelbach
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 2013
Transfer: Tulln → Laa/Thaya
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Transfer: Herzogenburg → Tulln
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Kottingbrunn → Herzogenburg
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — ASK Kottingbrunn
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — ASK Kottingbrunn
28 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — ASK Kottingbrunn
28 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: First Vienna FC → Kottingbrunn
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — First Vienna FC
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — First Vienna FC
27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: SV Kapfenberg → First Vienna FC
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — SV Kapfenberg
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Sturm Graz → SV Kapfenberg
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — SK Sturm Graz, SK Sturm Graz II
14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: SC/ESV Parndorf → Sturm Graz
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: SC Paderborn → SC/ESV Parndorf
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 2002
Transfer: Union Berlin → SC Paderborn
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — 1.FC Union Berlin, SC Paderborn 07
12 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — 1.FC Union Berlin
35 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — 1.FC Union Berlin
37 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: St. Pölten → Union Berlin
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
98/99 — FCN St. Pölten
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1998
Transfer: First Vienna FC → St. Pölten
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1997
97/98 — VSE St. Pölten, First Vienna FC
32 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Wiener SC → First Vienna FC
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1997
Transfer: FavAC → Wiener SC
96/97 · Transfer
Sep 1996
Transfer: Austria Vienna → FavAC
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1996
96/97 — Favoritner AC, Wiener Sport-Club, Austria Vienna
22 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 1996
Transfer: VfB Mödling → Austria Vienna
95/96 · Return from loan
Jan 1996
Transfer: Austria Vienna → VfB Mödling
95/96 · Loan
Jul 1995
95/96 — VfB Mödling (- 2024), Austria Vienna
17 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — Austria Vienna
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Austria Vienna
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €150k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals4 total · 0.66/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A4 total · 0.66/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.66/90
Minutes played by club
1.FC Union Berlin
11.4%
FCN St. Pölten
11.8%
First Vienna FC
35.1%
VSE St. Pölten
5.4%
Austria Vienna
0.0%
Wiener Sport-Club
3.2%
Favoritner AC
3.9%
VfB Mödling (- 2024)
4.9%
FC Mistelbach
0.0%
ASK Kottingbrunn
9.3%
SV Kapfenberg
11.1%
SK Sturm Graz
0.0%
SK Sturm Graz II
0.0%
SC Paderborn 07
4.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.FC Union Berlin | 3 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 941 |
| FCN St. Pölten | 1 | 98/99 | 98/99 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 979 |
| First Vienna FC | 3 | 05/06 | 97/98 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 2,900 |
| VSE St. Pölten | 1 | 97/98 | 97/98 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 448 |
| Austria Vienna | 4 | 93/94 | 96/97 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiener Sport-Club | 1 | 96/97 | 96/97 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 262 |
| Favoritner AC | 1 | 96/97 | 96/97 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 320 |
| VfB Mödling (- 2024) | 1 | 95/96 | 95/96 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 405 |
| FC Mistelbach | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASK Kottingbrunn | 3 | 07/08 | 09/10 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 769 |
| SV Kapfenberg | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 914 |
| SK Sturm Graz | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SK Sturm Graz II | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 327 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Aufstiegsrunde 2. BL | 1.FC Union Berlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | RL Nord/Ost | 1.FC Union Berlin | 33 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 544 |
| 98/99 | Erste Division | FCN St. Pölten | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 979 |
| 98/99 | ÖFB-Cup | FCN St. Pölten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | 2. Division | VSE St. Pölten | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 238 |
| 97/98 | 2. Division | First Vienna FC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 658 |
| 97/98 | ÖFB-Cup | First Vienna FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
| 97/98 | Rl. 2. Division | VSE St. Pölten | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 96/97 | 2. Division | Favoritner AC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 320 |
| 96/97 | ÖFB-Cup | Favoritner AC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | ÖFB-Cup | Wiener Sport-Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Regional League East | Wiener Sport-Club | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 |
| 96/97 | UI Cup | Austria Vienna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | 2. Division | VfB Mödling (- 2024) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 405 |
| 95/96 | Bundesliga | Austria Vienna | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Austria Vienna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Bundesliga | Austria Vienna | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Cup Winners' Cup | Austria Vienna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) | Austria Vienna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | ÖFB-Cup | Austria Vienna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | ÖFB-Supercup | Austria Vienna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Bundesliga | Austria Vienna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | LL Niederösterreich | FC Mistelbach | 27 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | LL Niederösterreich | ASK Kottingbrunn | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | ÖFB-Cup | ASK Kottingbrunn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | LL Niederösterreich | ASK Kottingbrunn | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 495 |
| 07/08 | LL Niederösterreich | ASK Kottingbrunn | 28 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 274 |
| 06/07 | ÖFB-Cup | First Vienna FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Regional League East | First Vienna FC | 29 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,057 |
| 05/06 | ÖFB-Cup | First Vienna FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Regional League East | First Vienna FC | 26 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,054 |
| 04/05 | Erste Liga | SV Kapfenberg | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 914 |
| 04/05 | ÖFB-Cup | SV Kapfenberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Bundesliga | SK Sturm Graz | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | ÖFB-Cup | SK Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Regional League Central | SK Sturm Graz II | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 2. Bundesliga | 1.FC Union Berlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | DFB-Pokal | 1.FC Union Berlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Regionalliga Nord | SC Paderborn 07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 282 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | 1.FC Union Berlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Westfalenpokal | SC Paderborn 07 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 00/01 | DFB-Pokal | 1.FC Union Berlin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Regionalliga Nord | 1.FC Union Berlin | 30 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 397 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | 1996-01-01 | Austria Vienna | VfB Mödling | Loan | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1996-06-30 | VfB Mödling | Austria Vienna | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-09-01 | Austria Vienna | FavAC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1997-01-01 | FavAC | Wiener SC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | Wiener SC | First Vienna FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1998-01-01 | First Vienna FC | St. Pölten | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | St. Pölten | Union Berlin | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Union Berlin | SC Paderborn | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | SC Paderborn | SC/ESV Parndorf | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | SC/ESV Parndorf | Sturm Graz | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Sturm Graz | SV Kapfenberg | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | SV Kapfenberg | First Vienna FC | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | First Vienna FC | Kottingbrunn | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Kottingbrunn | Herzogenburg | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Herzogenburg | Tulln | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Tulln | Laa/Thaya | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Laa/Thaya | FC Mistelbach | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | FC Mistelbach | SV Zeiselmauer | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | SV Zeiselmauer | Kettlasbrunn | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Kettlasbrunn | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€150k
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #9316 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levent Sengül | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadir Güzel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Knotzer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jürgen Röcher | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreas Buger | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvi Konci | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | LL Niederösterreich | ASK Kottingbrunn | 9 | 28 |
| 97/98 | 2. Division | VSE St. Pölten | 6 | 26 |
| 08/09 | LL Niederösterreich | ASK Kottingbrunn | 5 | 28 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Bundesliga | SK Sturm Graz | 1 | 9 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | 1996-06-30 | VfB Mödling | Austria Vienna | Return from loan | — | — |
| 95/96 | 1996-01-01 | Austria Vienna | VfB Mödling | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 37 | 544 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 98/99 | 16 | 979 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.64 |
| 97/98 | 32 | 1,237 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 |
| 96/97 | 22 | 582 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 95/96 | 17 | 405 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 94/95 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 28 | 495 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 |
| 07/08 | 28 | 274 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.97 |
| 06/07 | 32 | 1,057 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 05/06 | 27 | 1,054 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 04/05 | 21 | 914 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 03/04 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 12 | 327 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 00/01 | 35 | 397 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
LL Niederösterreich
111 apps
14 G
0 A
Erste Liga
79 apps
12 G
0 A
Regional League East
65 apps
7 G
0 A
Regionalliga Nord
35 apps
4 G
0 A
RL Nord/Ost
33 apps
4 G
0 A
ÖFB-Cup
19 apps
2 G
0 A
Westfalenpokal
1 apps
2 G
0 A
Rl. 2. Division
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Bundesliga
29 apps
0 G
1 A
DFB-Pokal
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Michael Zechner is an Austria professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Michael Zechner?
Michael Zechner is 51 years old. He was born on January 31, 1975 in Austria.
What position does Michael Zechner play?
Michael Zechner plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Michael Zechner play for?
Michael Zechner currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Michael Zechner scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Zechner has scored 46 goals in 403 appearances.