Jürgen Säumel (born 8 September 1984) is an Austrian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
After Säumel's contract with
SK Sturm Graz
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expired, he decided to sign for Torino on 22 July 2008 on a three-year contract. After a season with Torino and a half-year loan spell at
Brescia
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, he signed for
MSV Duisburg
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.
International career
Säumel was a member of the
Austrian
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UEFA Euro 2008
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squad, making his first appearance of Euro 2008 for the host nation in a 1–0 defeat to
Croatia
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. He was substituted after 61 minutes, being replaced by the veteran
Ivica Vastić
Ivica Vastić (; born 29 September 1969) is an Austrian retired professional footballer, who played as a midfielder and as a striker, and head coach of Austria Wien U18.
He played, amongst others for FK Austria Wien, SK Sturm Graz and LASK a ...
.
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
People from Sankt Veit an der Glan District
Austrian footballers
Austria international footballers
UEFA Euro 2008 players
Association football midfielders
SK Sturm Graz players
Torino F.C. players
Brescia Calcio players
MSV Duisburg players
1. Wiener Neustädter SC (2008) players
FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
2. Liga (Austria) players
Austrian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Serie A players
Serie B players
2. Bundesliga players
Footballers from Carinthia (state)