Paul Scharner
Scharner with Austria in 2012.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paul Josef Herbert Scharner | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Scheibbs, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1993 | SVG Purgstall | ||
| 1993–1996 | VSE St. Pölten | ||
| 1996–1998 | Austria Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Austria Wien | 84 | (3) |
| 2001 | → SG Untersiebenbrunn (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2004 | SV Salzburg | 18 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | SK Brann | 32 | (7) |
| 2006–2010 | Wigan Athletic | 145 | (14) |
| 2010–2012 | West Bromwich Albion | 62 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Hamburger SV | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Hamburger SV II | 2 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (40) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Austria U-21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2012 | Austria | 40 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Josef Herbert Scharner (born 11 March 1980) is an Austrian retired footballer. He operated mainly as a defender, although he could play almost every midfield position as well. He was known for his great flexibility and haircuts.
Scharner started his professional career with Austrian Bundesliga sides Austria Wien and SV Salzburg, before moving to Norwegian Tippeligaen in late 2004, starting for SK Brann. In January 2006, he entered the Premier League where he played for over six years, playing for Wigan Athletic and West Bromwich Albion, respectively. After a short time as a free agent, he transferred to Bundesliga veteran club Hamburger SV in August 2012, before returning to Wigan Athletic on loan in January 2013. He announced his retirement, at age 33, in September 2013.
Born in Scheibbs, Scharner grew up in Purgstall an der Erlauf, where he also started his playing career with local site SVG Purgstall at the age of seven, playing for the club's U-8 team. He stayed with the club until 1993, when he transferred to FCN St. Pölten, which he left in 1996 for Austria Wien, the club where he would receive his first professional contract in 1999. He played for their U-17 and U-18 and later for the club's amateurs, while also getting vocational education in the field of electrical engineering.
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