Robert Almer
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 Almer playing for Austria in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Bruck an der Mur, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Untersiebenbrunn | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | SC Untersiebenbrunn | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | DSV Leoben | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | FK Austria Wien Amateure | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | SV Mattersburg | 20 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Austria Wien | 21 | (0) |
| 2011 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Energie Cottbus | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hannover 96 | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Austria Wien | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2016 | Austria | 33 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:37, 1 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2016 | |||
Robert Almer (born 20 March 1984) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
Club career
After starting in the Austrian amateur leagues with SC Untersiebenbrunn and
Austrian Bundesliga. He resigned for Austria Wien two years later as back-up for first choice goalkeeper Szabolcs Sáfár. During his first season back in Vienna, Almer was selected in goal for the 2009 Austrian Cup Final
, winning his first major trophy.
Almer went on to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf and FC Energie Cottbus in the German 2. Bundesliga, before joining first division Hannover 96, where he failed to make a first team appearance. In 2015, he signed for Austria Wien for the third time, becoming the club's first choice goalkeeper and captain.[2]
International career
Almer debuted for the
clean sheet at a major tournament in 32 years during the 0–0 group stage draw with Portugal on 18 June 2016.[4]
References
- ^ "Almer, Robert" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ "Warum der Keeper neuer Austria-Kapitän ist". SportNet (in French). 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Robert Almer". UEFA. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Almer matters: Ronaldo's Austrian nemesis". UEFA. 18 June 2016.
External links
- Robert Almer at Soccerway
- Robert Almer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Robert Almer at National-Football-Teams.com
- Robert Almer Injury - news on derstandard.at (German)
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