Christoph Leitgeb
Christoph Leitgeb (born 14 April 1985 in Graz) is a former Austrian football player. He played in the Austrian Bundesliga for F. C. Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz as a midfielder. He also played in the national team and was a member of Austria's team at Euro 2008.
_2017-04-26_(103).jpg.webp) Leitgeb with Red Bull Salzburg in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Graz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2003 | Sturm Graz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Sturm Graz Amateure | ||
| 2005–2007 | Sturm Graz | 54 | (5) |
| 2007–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | 229 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Sturm Graz | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 287 | (22) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2014 | Austria[1] | 41 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2014 | |||
Career
He started playing football in the youth teams of SK Sturm Graz in his hometown. In the 2005–06 season he played his first match in the first team of Sturm Graz. The first goal he scored was on 22 April 2006 against Red Bull Salzburg. After two seasons with Sturm Graz he signed with FC Red Bull Salzburg. In his first year he played regularly, but in his second year he had problems with his knees. The following years he came back and played very often from the beginning.
After spending 12 years in Salzburg he went back to SK Sturm Graz. In 2020 he ended his career and works now as scout for SK Sturm.
International career
His first international match was in a friendly against Croatia on 23 June 2006. (1–4). He played 41 times for Austria.
Career statistics
- As of matches played on 7 May 2018.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 55 | 5 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | — | 6 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 223 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 315 | 18 | ||
| Career totals | 277 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 370 | 23 | ||
| Reference:[2] | ||||||||||
Honours
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Austrian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
References
- "Christoph Leitgeb". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- "Christoph Leitgeb » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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