Markus Oberleitner
Encyclopedia
Markus Oberleitner is a former football midfielder who played for SpVgg Unterhaching
, Fortuna Düsseldorf
and SpVgg Greuther Fürth
in Germany
and finished his career with FC Kärnten
in Austria
.
(III) team SpVgg Unterhaching
, achieving promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga
in his first season. In 1995/96 season in the he made 24 appearances in the second tier, scoring 9 goals, has the club finished in a respectable fourth place. He subsequenrly joined neighbours Bayern Munich.
He remained a backup player at FC Bayern, however, and didn't make a single first-team appearance, before joining Fortuna Düsseldorf
during the winter-break. Here he made his Bundesliga
debut, but the club were relegated, and he returned to Unterhaching at the end of the season.
In 1999, Unterhaching were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history, and for their two years at this level, Oberleitner was a key first-team player. He made 63 appearances, scoring 6 goals, most famously a header in a 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen
- a result that handed the league title
to his former club, Bayern Munich.
After Unterhaching's relegation in 2001, Oberleitner joined SpVgg Greuther Fuerth, of the 2. Bundesliga, but only made two first-team appearances. After a year, he moved to Austria
, joining FC Kärnten
. He retired from the game in 2003.
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
, Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
and SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German association football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. The club was formed when the senior football side of newcomer Turn- und Sportverein Vestenbergsgreuth joined traditional club Spielvereinigung Fürth on 1 July 1996...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and finished his career with FC Kärnten
FC Kärnten
FC Kärnten was an Austrian association football club based in Klagenfurt, Carinthia. It was founded in 1920 under the name of KSK Klagenfurt. They last played home games at the Sportzentrum Fischl.- History :...
in 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...
.
Career
Oberleitner played as a youth for TSV Ottobrunn and TSV Brunnthal. In 1994 he signed for the then RegionalligaRegionalliga (football)
The Fußball-Regionalliga is the fourth tier of football in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier of the league system before being disbanded. The Regionalliga was then re-introduced as the third tier of the system in 1994...
(III) team SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
, achieving promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
in his first season. In 1995/96 season in the he made 24 appearances in the second tier, scoring 9 goals, has the club finished in a respectable fourth place. He subsequenrly joined neighbours Bayern Munich.
He remained a backup player at FC Bayern, however, and didn't make a single first-team appearance, before joining Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
during the winter-break. Here he made his Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
debut, but the club were relegated, and he returned to Unterhaching at the end of the season.
In 1999, Unterhaching were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history, and for their two years at this level, Oberleitner was a key first-team player. He made 63 appearances, scoring 6 goals, most famously a header in a 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November...
- a result that handed the league title
German football champions
The German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century.Brought to the country by English...
to his former club, Bayern Munich.
After Unterhaching's relegation in 2001, Oberleitner joined SpVgg Greuther Fuerth, of the 2. Bundesliga, but only made two first-team appearances. After a year, he moved to 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...
, joining FC Kärnten
FC Kärnten
FC Kärnten was an Austrian association football club based in Klagenfurt, Carinthia. It was founded in 1920 under the name of KSK Klagenfurt. They last played home games at the Sportzentrum Fischl.- History :...
. He retired from the game in 2003.
External links
- Profile at Fussballdaten.de