Alexander Zickler

Alexander "Alex" Zickler (born 28 February 1974 in Bad Salzungen, then German Democratic Republic) is a German football manager and former football player. He played as a striker. During his career he played for FC Bayern Munich.

Career
He started playing at the age of six with Dynamo Dresden. He played in all youth ranks. His debut in the first team was on 23 October 1992 against 1. FC Nuremberg. In July 1993 Zickler went to FC Bayern Munich  where he stayed as a player for 11 seasons. During this time he was often injured. He scored 18 goals as substitute which is record in the German Bundesliga.

In June 2005 he went to FC Red Bull Salzburg together with his teammate Thomas Linke. With Red Bull Salzburg he won three Austrian titles. 2006 he was elected Austrian footballer of the year by the coaches of the Austrian Bundesliga. 2010 he went to LASK Linz. After the end of the 2010/11 season he retired from football. He went back to Red Bull Salzburg where he works as contact partner for fans and partner firms.

Alexander Zickler played 17 times for Germanys U21 national team and scored 7 goals. In 12 matches for the German national football team he scored two goals.
Honours
Club
 Bayern Munich
 Bundesliga (7): 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05
 DFB-Pokal (4): 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05
 DFB-Ligapokal (5): 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2003–04
 UEFA Champions League (1): 2000–01
 UEFA Cup (1): 1995–96
 Intercontinental Cup (1): 2001

 Red Bull Salzburg
 Austrian Bundesliga (3): 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10

Individual
 Austrian League Topscorer (2): 2006-07, 2007–08
 Austrian Footballer of the Year (1): 2005–06
 Austrian Footballers Association Player of the Year (1): 2006–07

References

Other websites

 Players profile Fußballdaten.de (German)

Category:1974 births
Category:German football managers
Category:German footballers
Category:Living people
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:Sportspeople from Thuringia
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorers