Harald Cerny (; born 13 September 1973) is an Austrian former professional

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who played as a

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. He played mostly for

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Club career

After coming through the youth ranks at Admira Wacker, Cerny began his professional career at German club FC Bayern Munich in

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, making his top division debut on 27 October 1992, in a 1–1 draw at

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. Just after the start of the 1993–94 season (he appeared in three matches for the eventual champions), Cerny returned to Admira, where a good

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season prompted a move to

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. During 1995–96, he returned to

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, but with neighbours

. In his eleven-year spell, Cerny appeared in 213 first division contests (a club record) scoring 15 goals, while helping it consolidate in the top flight and appear in the

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. He retired after the 2006–07 season, having played with the

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ns in the second division his final three campaigns.

International career

Cerny made his debut for

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in a March 1993 friendly match against

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. He earned 47 caps, scoring four goals. His last international was an April 2004 friendly match against

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. He also played two matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in

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, adding nine World Cup qualifiers.

Coaching career

After retiring, he got the job as head coach of the U-15 of

and was named as replacement for

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as head coach of the U-14 of FC Bayern Munich. After a short spell at U-17 coach of Hannover 96 Cerny is scouting for 1. FC Köln at the moment (2022).

Personal life

Cerny is married and has two children.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cerny goal.''

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cerny, Harald 1973 births Living people Austrian footballers Footballers from Vienna Association football midfielders Austria international footballers 1998 FIFA World Cup players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players FC Bayern Munich II players FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff TSV 1860 Munich players FC Admira Wacker Mödling players FC Wacker Innsbruck players Austrian expatriate footballers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany