Emanuel Pogatetz

Emanuel Pogatetz
Pogatetz with Austria in 2012
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Pogatetz
Date of birth (1983-01-16) 16 January 1983
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace (first-team coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Kärnten 33 (0)
2001–2002 Bayer Leverkusen II 26 (0)
2002–2005 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
2002–2003Aarau (loan) 21 (3)
2003–2004Grazer AK (loan) 53 (2)
2005Spartak Moscow (loan) 11 (0)
2005–2010 Middlesbrough 123 (4)
2010–2012 Hannover 96 57 (1)
2012–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 8 (0)
2013West Ham United (loan) 6 (0)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 23 (1)
2014–2015 Columbus Crew 21 (0)
2016–2017 Union Berlin 17 (0)
2017–2019 LASK 47 (0)
Total 446 (11)
International career
Austria U16 22 (0)
Austria U18 5 (0)
Austria U19 3 (0)
2001–2002 Austria U21 11 (0)
2002–2014 Austria 61 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emanuel Pogatetz (born 16 January 1983) is an Austrian professional football coach and a former player. He is currently first-team coach at Premier League club Crystal Palace.

As a player, he appeared for Kärnten, Bayer Leverkusen II, Aarau, Spartak Moscow, Middlesbrough, Hannover 96, Vfl Wolfsburg, West Ham United, 1. FC Nürnberg, Columbus Crew, Union Berlin and LASK. At international level, he represented Austria at under-16, under-18, under-19, under-21 and full international level. He was nicknamed "Mad Dog" for his aggressive style of play on the field.