Walter Schachner
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Schachner | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Leoben, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1975 | St. Michael | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Alpine Donawitz | 72 | (65) |
| 1978–1981 | Austria Wien | 101 | (72) |
| 1981–1983 | Cesena | 58 | (17) |
| 1983–1986 | Torino | 85 | (18) |
| 1986 | Pisa | ||
| 1986–1988 | Avellino | 48 | (13) |
| 1988–1990 | Sturm Graz | 16 | (3) |
| 1990 | FC Salzburg | 20 | (18) |
| 1991 | Grazer AK | 8 | (2) |
| 1991 | VSE St. Pölten | 9 | (1) |
| 1991 | SR Donaufeld | ||
| 1992 | Alpine Donawitz | 6 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | DSV Leoben | ||
| 1993–1994 | Sturm Graz | 11 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | DSV Leoben | 50 | (12) |
| 1996–1997 | FC Tirol Innsbruck | 6 | (0) |
| 1997 | ASK Kottingbrunn | ||
| 1998 | Eintracht Wels | 12 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1994 | Austria | 64 | (23) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2000 | FC Zeltweg | ||
| 2000–2002 | FC Kärnten | ||
| 2002 | Austria Wien | ||
| 2002–2006 | Grazer AK | ||
| 2006–2007 | TSV 1860 München | ||
| 2007 | SK Kärnten | ||
| 2008–2010 | VfB Admira Wacker Mödling | ||
| 2011–2012 | LASK Linz | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Walter "Schoko" Schachner (born 1 February 1957 in Leoben, Austria) is a football manager and former player, who played as a forward for the Austrian national side.
As he always brought chocolate to the games when he was a boy, he got the nickname schoko. He was one of the most successful Austrian players in Italian football, as he played for 4 clubs over 7 years.
Much-travelled Schachner started his professional career at local outfit Alpine Donawitz at 18 in the 1975/1976 season, earning a place in the national team after only one and a half season. He was duly picked up by Vienna giants Austria Wien but moved abroad to play in Italy for seven years, from 1981 to 1988, in A.C. Cesena (58 matches, 17 goals), Torino F.C. (85 matches, 18 goals) and Avellino (48 matches 13 goals).
In 1981 when Cesena was promoted to Serie A, the ultras changed their title to Weisschwarz Brigaden (meaning “Black-and-white Brigades” in German language) to honor the Austrian forward. He returned to Austria in 1988, moving from one club to another and mostly in the second division before finally hanging up his boots at 41 years of age at Eintracht Wels.
He made his debut for Austria in a December 1976 World Cup qualification match against Malta and was a participant at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups. He earned 64 caps, scoring 23 goals. His final international game was an August 1994 friendly match against Russia which was his farewell match since he was replaced by Harald Cerny early in the game and he had played his previous international over 4 years earlier.
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