Stefan Maierhofer facts for kids
Maierhofer in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 16 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Gablitz, Austria | ||
| Height | 2.02 m | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | FC Tulln | ||
| 1999–2001 | SV Gablitz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | First Vienna | 18 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | SV Langenrohr | 53 | (26) |
| 2005–2006 | Bayern Munich II | 42 | (21) |
| 2006 | Bayern Munich | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | TuS Koblenz | 14 | (3) |
| 2007 | Greuther Fürth | 10 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Rapid Wien (loan) | 11 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Rapid Wien | 38 | (24) |
| 2009–2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Bristol City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → MSV Duisburg (loan) | 27 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Red Bull Salzburg | 39 | (15) |
| 2013 | 1. FC Köln | 14 | (1) |
| 2014 | Millwall | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | SC Wiener Neustadt | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | Millwall | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | AS Trenčín | 10 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | SV Mattersburg | 37 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Aarau | 40 | (13) |
| 2020 | WSG Swarovski Tirol | 13 | (2) |
| 2020 | Admira Wacker | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Würzburger Kickers | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2011 | Austria | 19 | (1) |
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Stefan Maierhofer (born August 16, 1982) is a former professional footballer from Austria. He played as a striker, which means he was a forward player who focused on scoring goals. His last team was Würzburger Kickers. From 2008 to 2011, he played 19 games for the Austrian national team and scored one goal.
Maierhofer started his career with the famous German club Bayern Munich. However, he only played two games for their main team. After playing for some second-division teams, he went back to Austria to play for Rapid Wien. This was a very successful time for him, as he scored many goals. His great performance led him to join English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2009. He played only ten games there before returning to Austria.
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Playing for Clubs
Stefan Maierhofer first trained to be a cook! This tall striker joined Bayern Munich's reserve team, Bayern Munich II, in July 2005. He came from an Austrian team called SV Langenrohr. A year later, he signed a professional contract with Bayern Munich. He played two games in the top German league, the Bundesliga, as a late substitute during the 2006–07 season.
While playing for Bayern Munich's reserve team, he scored 21 goals in 42 games. He was the top scorer for the team in both seasons he played there.
Moving to Other German Teams
In January 2007, Maierhofer moved to TuS Koblenz, a team in Germany's second division (2. Bundesliga). He scored three goals in 14 games for them. In July 2007, he signed a two-year contract with another second-division team, SpVgg Greuther Fürth. But in January 2008, they sent him on a six-month loan to Rapid Wien in Austria.
Success with Rapid Wien
Maierhofer helped Rapid Wien win the Austrian Bundesliga title in 2008. He scored seven goals in just 11 league matches for the club. This included scoring two goals in a 2–0 win against their rivals Austria Wien. He also scored two goals in a huge 7–0 away win against Red Bull Salzburg, who were their main rivals for the title. Because of his great performance, Rapid Wien decided to sign him permanently on a three-year contract.
The 2008–09 season was his best for scoring goals. He scored 27 goals in total, including two goals in Champions League qualifying games. He helped Rapid Wien finish second in the league that season.
Playing in England
On August 31, 2009, Stefan Maierhofer joined Wolverhampton Wanderers, a team that had just been promoted to the Premier League in England. He signed a three-year deal. He scored a goal in his very first game for Wolves, but they lost 3–1 to Blackburn Rovers.
He then got a hernia injury, which kept him from playing for several months. When he recovered, he was no longer a regular player for Wolves. In March 2010, he was loaned to Bristol City, a team in the Championship (the second-highest league in England), but he didn't score any goals there.
Loans and Returns to Austria
In the summer of 2010, he was told he wasn't part of the Wolves manager's plans. So, he was loaned to MSV Duisburg, a German second-division club, for the 2010–11 season. He scored 12 goals that season, including one in a cup semi-final game that took his team to the final. However, they lost the final to Schalke.
On August 23, 2011, Maierhofer went back to Austria and signed a two-year deal with Red Bull Salzburg. After a year and a half there, he returned to Germany in January 2013 to play for 1. FC Köln. He left that team in the summer. On March 14, 2014, Maierhofer joined Millwall, another Championship team in England, for a short time.
In November 2014, he signed a short-term deal with SC Wiener Neustadt in the Austrian Bundesliga. He scored his first goal for them in a 2–0 home win just three days later. In February 2016, he signed a contract with FK AS Trenčín in Slovakia.
Playing for His Country
Stefan Maierhofer's good games for Rapid Wien helped him get his first call-up to the Austrian national team in April 2008. He was chosen for the team's first group of players for the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament, but he didn't make it to the final squad.
On August 20, 2008, he finally played his first international game. It was a friendly match against Italy that ended in a 2–2 draw. He scored his first goal for Austria very early in the game against the Faroe Islands on September 5, 2009.
Honours and Trophies
Stefan Maierhofer won several trophies during his career:
Club Teams
- FC Bayern Munich II
- IFA Shield: 2005
- Rapid Wien
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2007–08
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2011–12
- AS Trenčín
- Slovak Super Liga: 2015–16
- Slovak Cup: 2015–16
See also
In Spanish: Stefan Maierhofer para niños
