Philipp Zulechner (born 12 April 1990) is an Austrian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

In January 2014, Zulechner moved to Germany and signed for

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side Freiburg. In January 2015, after a year with Freiburg, he returned to his native Austria and joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season. Austria Wien had the option to extend the loan for another year as well as to sign him on a permanent basis. On 8 December 2015, it was announced that Zulechner would join Swiss Young Boys on loan effective 1 January 2016, the deal including an option for a permanent sign in July 2016. On 31 August 2016, Zulechner joined Sturm Graz on a free transfer signing a two-year contract. He suffered from a

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infection, which led to him spending two weeks in a wheelchair. He left Sturm Graz at the end of the season. Zulechner joined

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club Erzgebirge Aue on 30 January 2019. In November 2019, he extended his contract with Aue until 2023. His contract with Aue was terminated in August 2021. On 31 January 2022, Zulechner signed for

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club

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. In the summer he moved on to Norwegian top-tier club

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, but the stay became short-lived and he was released at the end of 2022. In June 2023, at the age of 33, Zulechner announced his retirement from playing.

International career

Zulechner made his senior international debut for the

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on 19 November 2013 in a 1–0 victory in a

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against the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zulechner, Philipp 1990 births Living people Men's association football forwards Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Bundesliga players Swiss Super League players 2. Bundesliga players Eliteserien players SV Horn players SV Grödig players SC Freiburg players FK Austria Wien players BSC Young Boys players SK Sturm Graz players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Hallescher FC players Odds BK players Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway