Walter Schachner

Infobox Football biography
playername = Walter Schachner


fullname = Walter Schachner
height = Height|m=1.80
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1957|2|1
cityofbirth = Leoben
countryofbirth = Austria
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = striker
youthyears = 1967-1975
youthclubs = St. Michael
years = 1975-1978 1978-1981 1981-1983 1983-1986 1986 1986-1988 1988-1990 1990 1991 1991 1991 1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997 1997 1998
clubs = Alpine Donawitz Austria Wien Cesena Torino Pisa Avellino Sturm Graz FC Salzburg Grazer AK VSE St. Pölten SR Donaufeld Alpine Donawitz DSV Leoben Sturm Graz DSV Leoben FC Tirol Innsbruck ASK Kottingbrunn Eintracht Wels
caps(goals) = 072 (65) 101 (72) 058 (17) 085 (18) 048 (13) 016 0(3) 020 (18) 008 0(2) 009 0(1) 006 0(2) 011 0(0) 050 (12) 006 0(0) 012 0(4)
nationalyears = 1976-1994
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 064 (23)
manageryears = 1999-2000 2000-2002 2002 2002-2006 2006-2007 2007 2008-
managerclubs = FC Zeltweg FC Kärnten Austria Wien Grazer AK TSV 1860 München SK Kärnten VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
pcupdate = 19 August 2008
ntupdate = 19 August 2008

Walter "Schoko" Schachner (born February 1 1957 in Leoben, Austria) is a football manager and former Austrian national player (forward). He is currently coach at VfB Admira Wacker Mödling.

As he always brought chocolate to the games when he was a boy, he got the nickname "schoko". He was one of the most successful Austrian players in Italian football, as he played for 4 clubs over 7 years.

Playing career

Club career

Much-travelled Schachner started his professional career at local outfit Alpine Donawitz at 18 in the 1975/1976 season, earning a place in the national team after only one and a half season. He was duly picked up by Vienna giants Austria Wien but moved abroad to play in Italy for seven years, in which he served 4 clubs. He returned to Austria in 1988, moving from one club to another and mostly in the second division before finally hanging up his boots at 41 years of age at Eintracht Wels.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a December 1976 World Cup qualification match against Malta and was a participant at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44607/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] He earned 64 caps, scoring 23 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF] His final international game was an August 1994 friendly match against Russia which was his farewell match since he was replaced by Harald Cerny early in the game and he had played his previous international over 4 years earlier.

Managerial career

As a manager he gained his most important successes with Austrian club Grazer AK, leading it to first championship in 2004. In January 2006 he was sacked by the club, officially to reduce costs, in real because he was in talks with several other clubs. Since February 2006 he was manager at German 2nd Bundesliga side TSV 1860 München. On March 9, 2007, he and TSV 1860 München agreed to terminate his contract at the end of the 2006-2007 season on June 30. His successor was Marco Kurz. Schachner signed a new contract at SK Austria Kärnten in April 2007. He was sacked in autumn 2007 due to inefficacy.

Honours

Playing

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (3):
** 1979, 1980, 1981
*Austrian Cup (1):
** 1980
*Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (2):
** 1979, 1980 [cite web | url = http://www.oberliga-a.at/fussball_a/torschutzen_a.htm | title = Österreichs Torschützenkönige | publisher = www.oberliga-a.at | accessdate = 2008-08-19]

Coaching

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
** 2004
*Austrian Cup (2):
** 2001, 2004

External links

* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=151 Profile] - Austria Archive
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=17264 Career stats] - National Football Teams

References