Manfred Zsak (born 22 December 1964) is an Austrian football coach and former professional player.

Manfred Zsak
Personal information
Full nameManfred Zsak
Date of birth (1964-12-22) 22 December 1964 (age 59)
Place of birthMödling, Austria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)Midfielder or defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1987Admira Wacker129(?)
1987–1996Austria Wien250(50)
1996GAK3(1)
1996–1997FC Linz26(2)
1997–1998VfB Admira Wacker Mödling17(4)
1998–1999SV Schwechat
2000–2001ASK Bad Vöslau
2001–2004SV Rust
International career
1986–1993Austria49(5)
Managerial career
FK Austria Wien
Admira Wacker Mödling Akademie
Polizei/Feuerwehr
SV Rust
2005–2006Austria U16
2006–2009Austria U21
2009–2011Austria (Assistant Coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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

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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.[1] He earned 49 caps, scoring 5 goals.[2] He ended his international career at a May 1993 World Cup qualification match against Finland.

Coaching career

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Zsak was the head coach of the Austrian under-21 side,[3] and then was named as Assistant Coach for the Austrian senior team.[citation needed]

Honours

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References

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