Markus Weissenberger (born 8 March 1975) is an Austrian former professional

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who played as a

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. He is a younger brother of former Austria international player Thomas Weissenberger.

Club career

Weissenberger played for

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. In the Eintracht squad he was, in the attacking midfield, often only a backup for

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and predominantly gets few short time appearances. He returned to LASK in summer 2008 on a free transfer.

International career

Weissenberger made his debut for the Austria national team in an August 1999 friendly match against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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. He missed out on

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, after coming back late from a knee injury. He earned 29 caps, scoring one goal, until August 2008.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt *

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runner-up: 2005–06

References

External links

Markus Weissenberger at eintracht-archiv.de

* 1975 births Living people People from Bregenz District Footballers from Vorarlberg Austrian footballers Association football midfielders Austria international footballers SV Spittal players LASK players Arminia Bielefeld players TSV 1860 Munich players Eintracht Frankfurt players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Bundesliga players Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany {{austria-footy-midfielder-stub