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Roman Wallner

Personal information
Full name	Roman Wallner
Date of birth	(1982-02-04) 4 February 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Graz, Styria, Austria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Salzburger AK (manager)
Youth career
1988–1998	Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Sturm Graz	0	(0)
1999–2004	Rapid Vienna	134	(42)
2004–2006	Hannover 96	10	(0)
2005	→ Admira Wacker (loan)	15	(1)
2006	→ Austria Vienna (loan)	9	(0)
2006–2007	Austria Vienna	30	(6)
2007–2008	Falkirk	2	(0)
2007	→ Hamilton Academical (loan)	3	(1)
2008	Apollon Kalamarias	1	(0)
2008–2009	Skoda Xanthi	3	(1)
2009–2010	LASK Linz	30	(17)
2010–2012	Red Bull Salzburg	60	(24)
2012	RB Leipzig	7	(5)
2012–2015	FC Wacker Innsbruck	52	(14)
2015–2019	SV Grödig	51	(17)
Total		407	(128)
International career
2001–2010	Austria	29	(7)
Managerial career
2019	Salzburger AK (caretaker)
2020–2023	Salzburger AK
2023–2024	SCR Altach (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roman Wallner was born on February 4, 1982. He is an Austrian former football player who played as a forward. After his playing career, he became a manager. He was the manager for Salzburger AK 1914.

Playing for Clubs

Roman Wallner was born in Graz, Styria, Austria. He started his football journey with his hometown club, Sturm Graz, in 1998. The next year, he moved to Rapid Vienna. This was a very successful time for him. He played over 100 matches and scored 42 goals in five seasons with the team.

After Rapid Vienna, he spent a year playing for the German club Hannover 96. He also played for VfB Admira Wacker Mödling for a year. In 2005, he joined Austria Vienna and stayed there until 2007.

Playing in Scotland and Greece

In 2007, Wallner signed a contract with Falkirk F.C., a team in the Scottish Premier League. Later that year, in November 2007, he went on loan to Hamilton Academical, a team in the Scottish First Division. He scored one goal in four games before returning to Falkirk the next month.

In January 2008, Falkirk and Wallner agreed to end his contract. He then signed with Apollon Kalamarias in Greece.

A Rule About Playing for Teams

In February 2008, a player from Apollon Kalamarias scored a goal against Olympiacos. Apollon won the game 1–0. However, Olympiacos complained about Roman Wallner playing in that match.

According to FIFA rules, a player can only play for two teams in one season. Wallner had already played for Falkirk and Hamilton Academical that season. Because of this rule, Apollon Kalamarias lost the game 0–3 and had one point taken away.

The case went to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Even though Apollon Kalamarias was later moved down to a lower league, this event was a big topic in Greek football for a while.

Playing for His Country

Roman Wallner played for the Austrian national team. His first game for Austria was on April 25, 2001. It was a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Liechtenstein.

Becoming a Coach

After he stopped playing football, Roman Wallner started a new career as a coach. He joined Salzburger AK 1914 as a coach. His main job was to help the team's forwards, both in the main team and the youth teams.

In October 2019, Wallner became the temporary manager for Salzburger AK for the last three games of that year. On May 1, 2020, he was officially named the manager of Salzburger AK 1914. From 2023 to 2024, he worked as an assistant coach for SCR Altach.

Career Statistics

International Games

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Awards and Achievements

Club Trophies

Austria Wien

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (2): 2006
• Austrian Cup (2): 2006, 2007 with Austria Wien

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2010

Individual Awards

• Austrian Footballer of the Year: 2001

See also

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