Markus Schopp

Markus Schopp (born 22 February 1974 in Graz, Austria) is a retired Austrian football midfielder. Now he is assistance coach of the Austrian U21 team and analyst for the pay TV group SKY.
Career
He started his career in the youth teams of ESK  and SK Sturm Graz. His professional career started with SK Sturm Graz. He played till 1996 for this team and won the Austrian Cup in 1996. He went on to Hamburger SV in the German Bundesliga where he played till 1998. In his second season for HSV he played not regularly so he went back to Sturm Graz. There he reached the Austrian championship two times and played three seasons in the UEFA Champions League.

After the international games he went to Brescia Calcio in Italys Seria A. After the relegation of Brescia to Seria B he came back to Austria. There he played for Red Bull Salzburg. The last years he was on loan to Red Bull New York. He retired from football in December 2007 due to chronic back problems. 
International career
He made his first match for Austria in an August 1995 European Championship qualifying match against Latvia. He was also in the team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France  He played 56 matches and shot 6 goals. His last match  was an October 2005 World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland.
Club statistics

1991–1996 	SK Sturm Graz 	102 matches	(10 goals)
1996–1998 	Hamburger SV 	40matches	 	(3 goals)
1998–2001 	SK Sturm Graz 	101 matches		(20 goals)
2001–2005 	Brescia Calcio 	80 matches		(3 goals)
2005–2006 	Red Bull Salzburg matches		31 	(6 goals)
2006–2008 	 Red Bull New York (loan) 	10 matches		(0 goals)
Total 	364 matches  	(42 goals)
National team statistics

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|1995||4||1
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|1996||6||0
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|1997||4||0
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|1998||5||0
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|1999||3||0
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|2000||6||0
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|2001||6||0
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|2002||4||1
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|2003||7||1
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|2004||7||3
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|2005||4||0
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!Total||56||6
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Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each   Schopp goal.

+ List of international goals scored by  Markus SchoppNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 15 November 1995  Windsor Park,  Belfast,  Northern Ireland  1-3 3-5   UEFA Euro 1996 qualification2 12 October 2002  Dinamo-Stadion,  Minsk, Belarus  1-0 2-0   UEFA Euro 2004 qualification3 26 March 2003   Schwarzenegger Stadium,  Graz, Austria  1-2 2-2    Friendly match4 9 October 2004    Ernst-Happel-Stadion ,    Vienna,    Austria  1-1 1-3    2006 FIFA World Cup qualification5   13 October 2004   Windsor Park ,  Belfast, Northern Ireland  1-0  3-3  2006 FIFA World Cup qualification63-2

Category:1974 births
Category:Living people
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:SK Sturm Graz managers
Category:Austrian football midfielders