Roland Kirchler
Kirchler in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-09-29) 29 September 1970
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 WSG Wattens
1990–2002 FC Tirol Innsbruck 291 (57)
2002 Beijing Guoan 1 (0)
2002–2003 Austria Salzburg 29 (9)
2004–2005 SV Pasching 61 (12)
2005–2006 Red Bull Salzburg 31 (3)
2007–2008 SC Rheindorf Altach 43 (11)
2008–2012 WSG Wattens 40 (15)
Total 496 (107)
International career
1993–2005 Austria 28 (5)
Managerial career
2008–2012 WSG Wattens
2012–2013 FC Wacker Innsbruck
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roland Kirchler (born 29 September 1970) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Innsbruck, Kirchler played for FC Tirol Innsbruck from 1990 through 2002 and then at 32 decided to move abroad. But he returned to Austria after playing only one game in the Chinese league to sign for Salzburg. After one and a half season at Pasching he rejoined Salzburg before moving to SC Rheindorf Altach. In summer 2008 he joined his first club, WSG Wattens to finish his career where it took off in 1989.

International career

Kirchler made his debut for Austria in a March 1993 friendly match against Greece but was overlooked for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and only became a regular after the tournament. He earned 28 caps, scoring 5 goals. His last international was a March 2005 World Cup qualification match against Wales.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 199310
199400
199500
199610
199700
199800
199930
200071
200130
200200
200352
200451
200531
Total283

Honours

FC Tirol Innsbruck


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