Markus Schopp

Markus Schopp

Personal information
Date of birth	22 February 1974 (1974-02-22) (age 37)
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1996	SK Sturm Graz	102	(10)
1996–1998	Hamburger SV	40	(3)
1998–2001	SK Sturm Graz	101	(20)
2001–2005	Brescia Calcio	80	(3)
2005–2006	Red Bull Salzburg	31	(6)
2006–2008	→ New York Red Bulls (loan)	10	(0)
Total		364	(42)
National team
1995–2005	Austria	56	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Markus Schopp (born 22 February 1974 in Graz, Austria) is a retired Austrian football midfielder.

Club career

He last played for New York Red Bulls 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 retired from football in December 2007 due to chronic back problems.^[1][2]

International career

He made his debut for Austria in an August 1995 European Championship qualifying match against Latvia and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.^[3] He earned 56 caps, scoring 6 goals.^[4] His final international was an October 2005 World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland.

National team statistics

Austria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	4	1
1996	6	0
1997	4	0
1998	5	0
1999	3	0
2000	6	0
2001	6	0
2002	4	1
2003	7	1
2004	7	3
2005	4	0
Total	56	6

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
  • 1999

External links

• Career stats - National Football Teams
• Serie A stats - ESPN
• MLS stats 07/08 - ESPN

References

1. ^ Der Abschied eines Unvollendeten - Wiener Zeitung(German)
2. ^ Schopp calls it career - Soccer Source(English)
3. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
4. ^ Appearances for Austrian National Team - RSSSF

Persondata
Name	Schopp, Markus
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Short description
Date of birth	22 February 1974
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Date of death
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