Raphael Holzhauser (born 16 February 1993) is an Austrian professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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for
TSV 1860 Munich
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, on loan from
Belgian First Division A
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club
OH Leuven, and the
Austria national team.
Club career
Holzhauser was born in
Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt (; ; Central Bavarian: ''Weana Neistod'') is a city located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, in northeast Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land Distr ...
, Austria. Before the
2010–11
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season, he joined Stuttgart's second team, playing in the
3. Liga. On 21 January 2012, he made his
Bundesliga
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debut for
VfB Stuttgart
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against
Schalke
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.
On 1 July 2013, Holzhauser was loaned out to fellow Bundesliga side
FC Augsburg
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until June 2014.
After his return from Augsburg, he was excluded from the first team squad and had to play for the reserve team in 3. Liga for the first half of the 2014–15 campaign. In total he made 77 matches for
VfB Stuttgart II
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and finally moved to
Austria Wien
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on 22 January 2015.
In May 2018, with Holzhauser's Austria Wien contract running out, it was announced Holzhauser would join
Swiss Super League
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side
Grasshopper Club Zürich
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on a free transfer for the 2018–19 season. He agreed a two-year deal with Grasshoppers. On 2 April 2019, it was confirmed, that Holzhauser's contract had been terminated by mutual consent.
On 19 June 2019, Holzhauser signed a two-year contract with Belgian club
Beerschot.
International career
Holzhauser was also a member of the several Austrian national youth football teams. He debuted with the senior
Austria national team in a friendly 2–1 win over
Greece
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on 7 October 2020.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
Raphael Holzhauserat VfB-Stuttgart.de
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1993 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Wiener Neustadt
Footballers from Lower Austria
Austrian footballers
Association football midfielders
Austria international footballers
Austria under-21 international footballers
Austria youth international footballers
VfB Stuttgart II players
VfB Stuttgart players
FC Augsburg players
FK Austria Wien players
Grasshopper Club Zürich players
K Beerschot VA players
Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
TSV 1860 Munich players
Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Swiss Super League players
Belgian Pro League players
Belgian First Division B players
Austrian expatriate footballers
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
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