Christoph Leitgeb
Austrian footballer
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Christoph Leitgeb (born 14 April 1985) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Leitgeb has represented his country at international level, earning 41 caps, and took part in Euro 2008.
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Date of birth
14 April 1985
Place of birth
Graz, Austria
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position
Central midfielder
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Leitgeb with Red Bull Salzburg in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Graz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2003 | Sturm Graz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Sturm Graz Amateure | ||
| 2005–2007 | Sturm Graz | 54 | (5) |
| 2007–2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | 229 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Sturm Graz | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 287 | (22) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2014 | Austria[1] | 41 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2014 | |||
Club career
Born in Graz, Leitgeb began his career in the youth squad of Sturm Graz spending two years there before moving into the first squad during the 2005/06 season. Leitgeb spent two years in the first team before moving to league rivals Red Bull Salzburg in the summer of 2007 for a fee of 1.7 million euros. On 4 August 2020 Leitgeb announced his retirement.[2]
International career
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2005–06 | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 55 | 5 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | — | 6 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 229 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 74 | 1 | 327 | 20 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Career total | 306 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 407 | 25 | ||
Honours
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Austrian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
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