Mario Kienzl ( him. Mario Kienzl ; December 19, 1983, Graz , Styria , Austria ) - Austrian footballer, now coach of the club " Sturm II ".
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| Nickname | Kinzi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | Graz , Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 178 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Sturm II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | trainer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
From the age of six, Kienzl played football at the Graz Student Support Society. In 1998, he joined the Sturm youth team.
He made his debut in the Austrian Championship under Ivica Oshima on April 7, 2002 in a guest match with the Salzburg Wustenroth (Sturm won 5: 3). Being only a reserve player of Sturm, at the dawn of his football career he mainly played for the amateur club team, where he served as captain . Mario participated in the Austrian Austrian Super Cup 2002, where his team ended up as a result of the bankruptcy of the current champion of the country, Tyrol . In that match, “Storm” lost to fellow countrymen from GAK 0: 3.
In the 2002/03 season, due to military service, Kinzl played only three games in the championship. In the international arena, the player made his debut in the first round match of the UEFA Cup against the Scottish " Livingstone ". In the European Cup campaign, “Storm” reached the 1/16 finals, where he was defeated by Lazio 2: 3 in the sum of two matches.
Finally, Kinzl became the main player of the club only in the 2007/08 championship. On October 20, 2007, in an away match of the 15th round of the championship of Austria against the Red Bull , Kienzl struck Timo Oks gate with a blow through himself. Subsequently, this goal was recognized as the best goal of the month, and then the year. . Since 2008, Mario was appointed vice-captain, and since 2010 - captain of the team.
February 11, 2009 Kinzl in the national team of Austria came on as a substitute at the 83rd minute of a friendly match with Sweden instead of Paul Scharner . Austria team lost 0: 2. This challenge to the national team remained the only one for Kinzl.
In 2010, “Storm” in the Austrian Cup final defeated “ Magna ” 1: 0. And in 2011 the team won the Austrian Bundesliga. Both of these victories were the first for the club since 1999.
Unable to gain a foothold in the composition of the Liechtenstein “ Vaduz ”, Kienzl moved to the amateur Austrian club “ Lannach ”. However, not having gained any success there, he decided to end his career.
Immediately after completing his playing career, Kienzl took up the duties of assistant coach of the Austrian Kalsdorf youth team. A year later, in the same capacity, he moved to the main team of the club. In September 2015, he spent three matches as the head coach of the team. In the summer of 2017, I entered the coaching staff of Joachim Standfest in the second Sturm team.
Achievements
- Winner of the Austrian Cup : 2010
- Austrian Champion : 2011
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
Links
Mario Kinzl on the official site of Kalsdorf
- Profile on National Football Teams (English)
- Player Profile (English) on Transfermarkt