Markus Schopp

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Markus Schopp
Personal information
Date of birth February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22) (age 34)
Place of birth    Graz, Austria
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position midfielder
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991-96
1996-1998
1998-2001
2001-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007		 SK Sturm Graz
Hamburger SV
SK Sturm Graz
Brescia Calcio
Red Bull Salzburg
→ Red Bull New York (loan)		 093 (12)
040 0(3)
105 (18)
083 0(3)
031 0(6)
006 0(0)   
National team2
1995-2005 Austria 56 (6)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20 December 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20 December 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Markus Schopp (born February 22, 1974 in Graz, Austria) is a retired Austrian football midfielder. He last played for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer (USA). He was on a loan from its sister football club Red Bull Salzburg (Austria).

Schopp played for Sturm Graz and Red Bull Salzburg (Austria), as well as Hamburger SV (Germany) and Brescia Calcio (Italy). He played for the Austrian national team and made 56 caps. He also participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

He retired from football in December of 2007 due to chronic back problems.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.wienerzeitung.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3647&Alias=sport&cob=318077 (German)
  2. ^ http://soccer-source.blogspot.com/2007/12/schopp-calls-it-career.html (English)
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Austria squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Konsel • 2 Schopp • 3 Schöttel • 4 Pfeffer • 5 Feiersinger • 6 Kogler • 7 Haas • 8 Pfeifenberger • 9 Vastić • 10 Herzog • 11 Amerhauser • 12 Hiden • 13 Cerny • 14 Reinmayr • 15 Wetl • 16 Wohlfahrt • 17 Mählich • 18 Stöger • 19 Polster • 20 Heraf • 21 Knaller • 22 Kühbauer • Coach: Prohaska
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