Gerd Wimmer (born January 9, 1977) is an Austrian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder.
Club career
Wimmer was born in
Laa an der Thaya,
Lower Austria. His first club was his hometown club SV Laa an der Thaya. His first professional club was
Admira Wacker, moving to
Sturm Graz in 1995 and rejoining Admira later that year at the start of the 1995–1996 season. In 1997, he joined Vienna club
Rapid Wien for whom he played three seasons, before moving abroad to play for German sides
Eintracht Frankfurt
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,
Hansa Rostock and
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.
In 2005, he returned to Austria to play for