Emanuel Pogatetz

Emanuel Pogatetz
Pogatetz with Austria in 2012
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Pogatetz[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-16) 16 January 1983 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 FC Kärnten 33 (0)
2001–2002 Bayer Leverkusen II 26 (0)
2002–2005 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
2002–2003FC Aarau (loan) 21 (3)
2003–2004Grazer AK (loan) 53 (2)
2005Spartak Moscow (loan) 11 (0)
2005–2010 Middlesbrough 123 (4)
2010–2012 Hannover 96 57 (1)
2012–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 8 (0)
2013West Ham United (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 23 (1)
2014–2015 Columbus Crew 21 (0)
2016–2017 Union Berlin 17 (0)
2017–2019 LASK 47 (0)
Total 446 (11)
International career
Austria U16 22 (0)
Austria U18 5 (0)
Austria U19 3 (0)
2001–2002 Austria U21 11 (0)
2002–2014 Austria 61 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emanuel Albert Pogatetz (born 16 January 1983) is an Austrian professional football coach and a former player. He is currently an assistant coach at Premier League club Crystal Palace.[4]

As a player, he appeared for FC Kärnten, Bayer Leverkusen II, Aarau, Spartak Moscow, Middlesbrough, Hannover 96, Vfl Wolfsburg, West Ham United, 1. FC Nürnberg, Columbus Crew, Union Berlin and LASK. At international level, he represented Austria at under-16, under-18, under-19, under-21 and full international level. He was nicknamed "Mad Dog" for his aggressive style of play on the field.[5]

  1. ^ "Emanuel Pogatetz". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. ^ "ABWEHR – Emanuel POGATETZ" (in German). ÖFB. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Glasner's coaching staff confirmed". Crystal Palace F.C. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. ^ "´Mad Dog´ Pogatetz named new ÖFB team captain". austriantimes.at. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2013.