Lukas Gugganig

**Lukas Josef Gugganig** (born February 14, 1995 in Spittal an der Drau) is an Austrian football player. He plays defender for SCR Altach in the Austrian Bundesliga

## Career

Gugganig started in 2002 in the youth ranks of SC Mühldorf in Carinthia. From there he moved to the FC Red Bull Salzburg academy in 2009. 2012/13 season he was transferred to FC Liefering. He made his debut in the Austrian Bundesliga on April 12, 2015 in the 3-3 away match against SK Rapid Wien.

For the 2015/16 season he moved to the German second division club FSV Frankfurt. After relegation with Frankfurt in 2016, he moved to SpVgg Greuther Fürth.  For the 2019/20 seasonhe went to VfL Osnabrück.

Gugganig returned to Austria for the 2022/23 season and moved to Bundesliga club SCR Altach.

## International

Gugganig played international matches for the Austrian youth national teams from U16 to U19. With the U19 national team he qualified for the 2014 European Championships in Hungary. His strong performances led to him being called up to the Austrian U21 team.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Lukas Gugganig
- **fullname**: Lukas Josef Gugganig
- **image**: Austria national under-21 football team - Teamcamp October 2015 (127).jpg
- **caption**: Gugganig with the Austria national under-21 football team, Austria U21 in 2015
- **birth place**: Spittal an der Drau, Austria
- **height**: 1.91 m
- **currentclub**: SC Rheindorf Altach, SCR Altach
- **clubnumber**: 5
- **position**: Centre back
- **youthyears1**: 2002–2009
- **youthclubs1**: SC Mühldorf
- **youthyears2**: 2009–2013
- **youthclubs2**: FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg
- **years1**: 2013–2015
- **clubs1**: FC Liefering
- **caps1**: 54
- **goals1**: 7
- **years2**: 2015
- **clubs2**: FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg
- **caps2**: 1
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 2015–2016
- **clubs3**: FSV Frankfurt
- **caps3**: 25
- **goals3**: 2
- **years4**: 2016–2019
- **clubs4**: SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Greuther Fürth II
- **caps4**: 11
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 2016–2019
- **clubs5**: SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Greuther Fürth
- **caps5**: 51
- **goals5**: 3
- **years6**: 2019–2022
- **clubs6**: VfL Osnabrück
- **caps6**: 78
- **goals6**: 2
- **years7**: 2022–
- **clubs7**: SC Rheindorf Altach, SCR Altach
- **caps7**: 48
- **goals7**: 4
- **nationalyears1**: 2010
- **nationalteam1**: Austria national under-16 football team, Austria U16
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2011
- **nationalteam2**: Austria national under-17 football team, Austria U17
- **nationalcaps2**: 2
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 2013
- **nationalteam3**: Austria national under-18 football team, Austria U18
- **nationalcaps3**: 2
- **nationalgoals3**: 0
- **nationalyears4**: 2013–2014
- **nationalteam4**: Austria national under-19 football team, Austria U19
- **nationalcaps4**: 8
- **nationalgoals4**: 0
- **nationalyears5**: 2015
- **nationalteam5**: Austria national under-20 football team, Austria U20
- **nationalcaps5**: 6
- **nationalgoals5**: 0
- **nationalyears6**: 2014–2016
- **nationalteam6**: Austria national under-21 football team, Austria U21
- **nationalcaps6**: 11
- **nationalgoals6**: 0
- **club-update**: 26 May 2024