Franz Wohlfahrt (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franz Bernhard Wohlfahrt | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1981 | SV St.Veit | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1996 | Austria Wien | 351 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | VfB Stuttgart | 118 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Austria Wien | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 502 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–2001 | Austria | 59 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008– | ASV Baden | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Franz Bernhard Wohlfahrt (born 1 July 1964 in Sankt Veit an der Glan, Carinthia) is a retired Austrian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Wohlfahrt started his career at hometown outfit SV Sankt Veit, and turned professional at FK Austria Wien, where he would spend almost spent 20 years in two spells, winning six league titles and four domestic cups.
In 1996, aged 32, he finally moved abroad, joining Germany's VfB Stuttgart, and being essential as the club reached the final of the 1997–98 Cup Winner's Cup, lost 0–1 to Chelsea FC. Subsequently, he returned to his first club, retiring a few years later with amateurs SC Untersiebenbrunn.
On 27 September 1989, Wohlfahrt made the sports headlines when he was hit and injured by a bar, thrown by a home supporter at an Ajax–Austria Wien UEFA Cup match. Ajax subsequently was banned from European competition for a year.
In 1983, Wohlfahrt was selected by Austria U-20's to play at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his debut for the senior side in an August 1987 friendly match against Switzerland, and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he was a reserve behind Michael Konsel.
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