Roland Putsche
{{Short description|Austrian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| fullname = Roland Putsche
| image = Roland Putsche Headshot.png
| caption = Putsche with Cape Town City in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|3|21}}
| birth_place = Klagenfurt, Austria
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = ATUS Velden (player-assistent)
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 1997–2001
| youthclubs1 = SV Haimburg
| youthyears2 = 2001–2005
| youthclubs2 = SV Raika Griffen
| youthyears3 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs3 = FC Kärnten
| youthyears4 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs4 = FC Kärnten
| youthyears5 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs5 = Austria Kärnten
| years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = Austria Kärnten | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2010–2016 | clubs2 = Wolfsberger AC | caps2 = 118 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2016–2020 | clubs3 = Cape Town City | caps3 = 92 | goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2021– | clubs4 = ATUS Velden | caps4 = | goals4 =
| club-update =
| manageryears1 = 2021–
| managerclubs1 = ATUS Velden (player-assistent)
}}
Roland Putsche (born 21 March 1991) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for ATUS Velden.
Club career
=SK Austria Kärnten=
Putsche began his professional career at SK Austria Kärnten in the Austrian Bundesliga at just 18 years old. He played in the 2009–10 season before moving to fellow Austrian side Wolfsberger AC.
=Wolfsberger AC=
Putsche started playing at Wolfsberger AC in the 2010–11 season - at the time they were in the Austrian Football First League. The following 2011–12 season he helped his team secure promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga. Thereafter he played with Wolfsberg in the Bundesliga for four more seasons. He was an integral part of the team, making 118 appearances and scoring 6 goals.
=Cape Town City=
On 20 July 2016, Putsche joined South African Premier Soccer League outfit, Cape Town City.{{cite web |url=https://www.football.com/en/lebogang-manyama/ |title=Lebogang Manyama - Football.com |accessdate=22 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231223/https://www.football.com/en/lebogang-manyama/ |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}
Putsche plays as an anchor midfielder for the Cape Town side. He netted his first goal for the club in a 4–1 Telkom Knockout semi-final victory over Free State Stars. Putsche went on to win the Telkom Knockout with Cape Town City in the 2016, his first season at the club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2016/12/10/Cape-Town-City-down-SuperSport-to-win-Telkom-Knockout-final|title = TimesLIVE}}
Putsche departed the club on 9 June 2020, returning to Europe.
=ATUS Velden=
In May 2021 it was confirmed, that Putsche had returned to Austrian football, signing with ATUS Velden, where he would both act as a player and assistant coach.[https://www.ligaportal.at/ktn/1-klasse/1-klasse-b/49373-transferbombe-roland-putsche-zu-velden Transferbombe: Roland Putsche zu Velden!], ligaportal.at, 9 May 2021
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|135665}}
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Category:Footballers from Klagenfurt
Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:South African Premier Division players
Category:SK Austria Kärnten players
Category:Wolfsberger AC players
Category:Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players
Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa