Johannes Bruno Ertl, known as Johnny Ertl (born 13 November 1982) is an Austrian former

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who primarily played as a

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, although he could also play at the right or centre of defence. During his career, Ertl notably represented

Sturm Graz Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white. In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austrian f ...

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and

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; after retiring from playing in 2015, he became the spokesman of the Portsmouth F.C. supporters' trust, also taking on a role as the assistant coach of the Portsmouth under-16s.

Career

Early career

Ertl began his career in the youth team of

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, before joining

in 1996. He played for the club's youth categories and earned himself a professional contract at his hometown club in 2003. He joined SC Kalsdorf on loan in 2003 and enjoyed a successful spell there. When he returned to the Blackies he earned a place in the centre of defence and after impressive displays at the heart of the Graz defence was called up to the

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squad, making his début in a match against

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replacing

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on 87 minutes.

Crystal Palace

In the summer of 2006 Ertl transferred from the Blackies to Austrian giants

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, spending two years in the capital with the 'violets' before moving to England to join

. His first goal for Palace came in the

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against

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on 14 February 2010.

Sheffield United

Ertl's contract expired at the end of the 2009–10 season, and with Palace in financial trouble, he signed for

. Unfortunately he had swapped one relegation battle for another as The Blades struggled at the wrong end of the table. Ertl was a regular in the first team until an injury to his cruciate ligament ended his season in March 2011 and kept him out of the side for almost eight months as the team slipped into

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. After a lengthy recovery he returned to the first team squad making four substitute appearances in December before returning to the starting eleven in an

game against Salisbury City in January 2012. After a handful more appearances Ertl was released at the end of the season when his contract expired.

Portsmouth

On 31 August 2012, Ertl joined Portsmouth on a short-term contract. He made his debut a day later, scoring an own goal in a 0–1 home defeat against

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. After playing in centre back and right back roles Ertl finally found his feet in midfield. On New Year's Day, he was handed the captain armband, with Brian Howard being sidelined by injury; after Howard's departure, he was named permanent captain. Ertl finished the 2012–13 season by receiving the fans' Player of the Season award. On 10 June 2013, Ertl signed a three-year contract extension with Portsmouth. He scored his first goal for

on 7 September 2013 against

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in a 2–2 away draw. On 22 July 2015, Portsmouth terminated Ertl's contract after a three-year spell at the

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club. Retiring from professional football, Johnny embarked on a career as a TV pundit, football expert and commentator for various TV broadcasting networks; Pro7Sat1 Gruppe, PULS 4, DAZN, to name a few. He brings a wealth of tactical knowledge as well as inside information of his own experiences as a professional footballer to current games multiple times a week throughout the season. He is renowned as one of the best German speaking experts, covering the Europa League, Nations League, English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Finalissimo and many more.

Club career statistics

*1.Statistics includes

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and

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Playoffs.

Honours

* 2006

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* 2006

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Individual

;Portsmouth *Player of The Season

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References

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