Hannes Winklbauer

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Hannes Winklbauer (born December 25, 1949 ; actually Johann Winklbauer ) is a former Austrian sports journalist , soccer player , national player and coach .

Career as a player

As a football player, Hannes Winklbauer was active at Kapfenberger SV , SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz and from 1973 to 1984 at SV Austria Salzburg . On June 8, 1974, the then captain of Salzburg celebrated his debut against Italy (0-0) in the Austrian national team , for which he played a total of 7 selection games in 1974 and 1975. He played his last game in qualifying for the European Football Championship in 1976 on November 19, 1975 in Austria's 0-1 defeat against Wales .

Career as a coach

After resigning as a soccer player, Hannes Winklbauer started his career as a coach . In the 1984/85 season he took over, on the initiative of his brother Hubert, who already played for the club, as sole responsible supervisor for the national division ASVÖ FC Puch . Then he coached Salzburg Austria in the 1984/85 season. As a coach and manager in personal union, however, he had to relegate to the second division with the club . At that time, however, Winklbauer achieved an important success for Salzburger Austria with the discovery of the 19-year-old Christian Fürstaller from Piesendorf . After a tip from the local editor of the Pinzgauer Nachrichten, Heinz Bayer, Winklbauer went to Zell am See , where the young talent was playing at the time, and immediately signed the defender for his Austria. Christian Fürstaller was also a member of the violets' successful championship and UEFA Cup team in the 1990s . Not only Christian Fürstaller, but also Wolfgang Feiersinger were among his discoveries. In this season Austria became champions in the 2nd division and was able to secure the continued existence of the club.

Career as a sports journalist

After his second guest appearance as a coach with the Salzburg team was not crowned with success in 1986/87, Hannes Winklbauer ended his short career as a football coach and now tried his hand at sports journalism . Until his retirement in 2010, Hannes Winklbauer was one of the most prominent and most recognized sports journalists in Austria and wrote primarily for the Salzburger Nachrichten .

Success as a player

personal data
SURNAME Winklbauer, Hannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Winklbauer, Johann (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian soccer player, soccer coach and sports journalist
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1949