Manfred Zsak
{{Short description|Austrian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manfred Zsak
| image = Manfred Zsak, Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft (01).jpg
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|12|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mödling, Austria
| height =
| position = Midfielder or defender
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1982–1987
| years2 = 1987–1996
| years3 = 1996
| years4 = 1996–1997
| years5 = 1997–1998
| years6 = 1998–1999
| years7 = 2000–2001
| years8 = 2001–2004
| clubs1 = Admira Wacker
| clubs2 = Austria Wien
| clubs3 = GAK
| clubs4 = FC Linz
| clubs5 = VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
| clubs6 = SV Schwechat
| clubs7 = ASK Bad Vöslau
| clubs8 = SV Rust
| caps1 = 129
| caps2 = 250
| caps3 = 3
| caps4 = 26
| caps5 = 17
| goals1 = ?
| goals2 = 50
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 2
| goals5 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1993
| nationalteam1 = Austria
| nationalcaps1 = 49
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| manageryears1 =
| manageryears2 =
| manageryears3 =
| manageryears4 =
| manageryears5 = 2005–2006
| manageryears6 = 2006–2009
| manageryears7 = 2009–2011
| managerclubs1 = FK Austria Wien
| managerclubs2 = Admira Wacker Mödling Akademie
| managerclubs3 = Polizei/Feuerwehr
| managerclubs4 = SV Rust
| managerclubs5 = Austria U16
| managerclubs6 = Austria U21
| managerclubs7 = Austria (Assistant Coach)
}}
Manfred Zsak (born 22 December 1964) is an Austrian football coach and former professional player.
Club career
Zsak started his professional career at Admira Wacker and moved to Austria Wien aged 23 and stayed with them for almost 10 years, captaining the side for most of his period at Austria. In 1996, he moved to GAK but left them after only a month and three matches to join FC Linz. He returned to his now renamed first team VfB Admira Wacker Mödling and suffered relegation with them to the second division in 1998.
He finished his career playing for lower league outfits SV Schwechat, ASK Bad Vöslau and SV Rust.
International career
He made his debut for Austria in an October 1986 3-0 win over Albania and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228061728/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=44787/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA He earned 49 caps, scoring 5 goals.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF He ended his international career at a May 1993 World Cup qualification match against Finland.
Coaching career
Zsak was the head coach of the Austrian under-21 side,[http://www.oefb.at/show_page.php?pid=322 21-Nationalmannschaft Betreuerteam] - ÖFB and then was named as Assistant Coach for the Austrian senior team.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (3):
- 1991, 1992, 1993
- Austrian Cup (3):
- 1990, 1992, 1994
References
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External links
- [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=177 Player profile] - Austria Archive
- {{NFT player|pid=13599}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719183445/http://www.vol.at/news/tp:vol:sport-homepage/artikel/steckbrief-oefb-co-trainer-manfred-zsak/cn/news-20090304-04471314 Steckbrief]
{{Austria Squad 1990 World Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from Mödling
Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Austria men's international footballers
Category:1990 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Admira Wacker players
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders