Markus Kiesenebner is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who plays as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays for FC Pasching.

Club career

Kiesenebner was born in Linz

Linz

Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...

, started his career with hometown FC Linz

FC Linz

FC Linz was an Austrian football club based in Linz, Upper Austria. It was founded on 30 June 1946 as SV Eisen und Stahl 1946 Linz, a factory squad of the public VÖEST steel company...

 then played with LASK Linz

LASK Linz

LASK Linz is an Austrian association football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club hailing from that region, and currently plays in the Austrian Football First League. The club's colours are black and white...

 when the two Linz sides merged under the LASK name. He moved to Austria Wien

FK Austria Wien

Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...

 when LASK Linz were relegated in 2001 but struggled to establish himself. In 2002-03 he returned to Upper Austria

Upper Austria

Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...

 with surprise 1st League champions SV Pasching

SV Pasching

SK Austria Kärnten was an Austrian association football club, from Klagenfurt, Carinthia.- History :The club was formed on 1 June 2007 and took over the license of ASKÖ Pasching to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga...

 and in his two seasons at the Waldstadion

Waldstadion (Austria)

Waldstadion is a multi-use stadium in Pasching, Austria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SV Pasching. The stadium holds 7,870 and was built in 1990....

 he helped Pasching qualify for the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

 for the first time. This prompted renewed interest from Austria Wien, who bought him for a second time in 2004.

On 1 June 2007, Kiesenebner signed for Norwegian Premier League

Norwegian Premier League

Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

 club Lillestrøm SK, in a Bosman ruling. After his move to Lillestrøm, Kiesenebner has been severely troubled by injuries. He is estimated to be back to full fitness in April 2008. After yet a season troubled with injury in 2008, with little or no playing time at all, Kiesenebner and Lillestrøm came to an agreement to terminate the conctract in November 2008. After two months without club he signed with SC Rheindorf Altach

SC Rheindorf Altach

SC Rheindorf Altach is an Austrian association football based in Altach, Vorarlberg. The club is currently also known as Cashpoint SC Rheindorf Altach due to sponsorship of Austrian sports betting company Cashpoint.- History :...

 in January 2009.

International career

He made his debut for Austria

Austria national football team

The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....

 in an April 2004 friendly match against Luxembourg

Luxembourg national football team

The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team play most of their home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg.- History :...

 and has earned 12 caps, scoring one goal.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
  • 2006
• Austrian Cup
  Austrian Cup
  The Austrian Cup, in German: ÖFB-Cup is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB.It has been held since 1919, with the exception of the time of the Anschluss between 1939 and 1945 and the period between 1950 and 1958 when the competition was deemed of...
  
   (3):
  • 2005, 2006, 2007

External links

• Player profile - Austria Archive
• Career stats - National Football Teams