Martin Stranzl

Martin Stranzl

Stranzl warming up in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Martin Stranzl
Date of birth	(1980-06-16) 16 June 1980 (age 41)
Place of birth	Güssing, Austria
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1986–1997	SV Güssing
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2004	1860 Munich	96	(4)
2004–2006	VfB Stuttgart	44	(1)
2006–2010	Spartak Moscow	95	(3)
2011–2016	Borussia Mönchengladbach	116	(8)
Total		351	(16)
National team
2000–2009	Austria	56	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Martin Stranzl (born 16 June 1980) is a retired Austrian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career[]

Born in Güssing, Stranzl played for SV Güssing as a youth. In 1997, he earned a transfer to TSV 1860 Munich, where he completed his youth training and debuted as a Bundesliga professional. In 2004, following TSV's relegation, the defender joined first-division team VfB Stuttgart, where he remained a cornerstone.

In March 2006, Stranzl signed for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow. In February 2010 Spartak Moscow received an offer from AC Omonoia, a football club from Cyprus, to transfer him at the end of the season in Cyprus. Spartak rejected the proposal.

On 30 December 2010, Stranzl agreed to terms with Borussia Mönchengladbach on a 2+1⁄2-year deal. He helped the side avoid relegation. At the time of his signing, Borussia Mönchenglabach was last in the Bundesliga.

On 8 March 2016, he announced that he would retire in summer 2016.^[1]

International career[]

He made his debut for Austria in a March 2000 friendly match against Sweden and was named in the Austrian squad for UEFA Euro 2008.^[2]

Career statistics[]

International[]

References[]

External links[]

• Martin Stranzl at borussia.de (in German)
• Martin Stranzl Interview

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