Austria national under-21 football team

The Austria national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Austria and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.

Austria Under-21

Association	Austrian Football Association
Head coach	Werner Gregoritsch
Captain	Kevin Danso
Most caps	Markus Berger (36)
Top scorer	Michael Gregoritsch (20)
First colours Second colours
First international
Czechoslovakia 1–2 Austria
Biggest win
Austria 10–0 Liechtenstein
Biggest defeat
Czechoslovakia 6–0 Austria Israel 6-0 Austria
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage (2019)

This team is for Austrian players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old.

Staff

Werner Gregoritsch

• Head Coach: Werner Gregoritsch
• Assistant Coach: Dietmar Pegam
• Goalkeeper Coach: Raimund Hedl

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Albania and England on 4 and 8 September 2020 respectively. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 4 September 2020, after the game against Albania.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Fabian Ehmann	28 August 1998	2	0	Aris
	GK	Christopher Giuliani	7 May 1999	0	0	Kapfenberg
	GK	Ammar Helac	13 June 1998	0	0	FK Austria Wien
	DF	Alexander Borkovic	11 June 1999	0	0	Hoffenheim II
2	DF	Marco Friedl	16 March 1998	17	1	Werder Bremen
	DF	Lukas Malicsek	6 June 1999	2	0	FC Admira Wacker
	DF	Dario Maresic	29 September 1999	0	0	Stade Reims
	DF	Christoph Klarer	14 June 2000	0	0	Southampton F.C
	DF	David Schnegg	29 September 1998	0	0	WSG Tirol
	MF	Vesel Demaku	5 February 2000	2	0	Austria Wien
	MF	Valentino Müller	19 January 1999	0	0	LASK Linz
	MF	Robert Ljubičić	14 July 1999	0	0	SKN St. Pölten
	MF	Romano Schmid	27 January 2000	0	0	Wolfsberger AC
6	MF	Kevin Danso	19 September 1998	12	2	Düsseldorf
20	MF	Dominik Reiter	4 January 1998	0	0	LASK Linz
	MF	Hannes Wolf	16 April 1999	0	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
	MF	Yusuf Demir	2 June 2003	0	0	Rapid Vienna
	MF	Christoph Halper	21 May 1998	0	0	SKN St. Pölten
	FW	Kelvin Arase	15 January 1999	3	0	Rapid Vienna
	FW	Nicolas Meister	28 September 1999	2	2	SKN St. Pölten
	FW	Marco Grüll	6 July 1998	0	0	SV Ried
	FW	Marko Raguž	10 June 1998	2	1	LASK Linz
	FW	Patrick Schmidt	22 July 1998	10	3	Barnsley

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Austria under-21 squad and remain eligible for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tobias Schützenauer	19 May 1997	3	0	Sturm Graz	v.  Czech Republic, 3 June 2018
GK	Paul Gartler	10 March 1997	5	0	Rapid Wien	v.  North Macedonia, 27 March 2018
DF	Michael Lercher	4 January 1996	4	0	Mattersburg	v.  Serbia, 12 October 2018
DF	Manuel Haas	7 May 1996	5	0	St. Pölten	v.  Czech Republic, 3 June 2018
DF	Fabian Gmeiner	27 January 1997	2	0	Hamburger SV II	v.  Czech Republic, 3 June 2018
DF	Manuel Maranda	9 July 1997	2	0	Wacker Innsbruck	v.  Czech Republic, 3 June 2018
DF	Manuel Thurnwald	16 July 1998	3	1	Rapid Wien	v.  Czech Republic, 31 May 2018
DF	Philipp Seidl	20 December 1997	2	0	Wiener Neustadt	v.  Croatia, 4 September 2017
DF	David Gugganig	10 February 1997	1	0	Wattens	v.  Netherlands, 27 March 2017
DF	Stefan Jonovic	8 February 1996	0	0	Young Violets Austria Wien	v.  Netherlands, 27 March 2017
MF	Konrad Laimer	27 May 1997	13	2	RB Leipzig	v.  Greece, 20 November 2018
MF	Dominik Prokop	2 June 1997	15	1	Austria Wien	v.  Greece, 16 November 2018
MF	Rami Tekir	10 January 1997	6	1	Liefering	v.  Czech Republic, 3 June 2018
MF	Julius Ertlthaler	25 April 1997	3	0	Mattersburg	v.  Czech Republic, 3 June 2018
MF	Marco Krainz	17 May 1997	2	0	Austria Lustenau	v.  Czech Republic, 3 June 2018
MF	Wilhelm Vorsager	29 June 1997	1	0	Admira Wacker	v.  Czech Republic, 3 June 2018
MF	Christoph Rabitsch	10 April 1996	2	0	Dundee United	v.  Armenia, 10 October 2017
DF	Thammawong Uthainit	20 December 1997	2	0	Wiener Neustadt	v.  Croatia, 4 September 2017
MF	Nikola Zivotic	26 January 1996	0	0	Lafnitz	v.  Croatia, 4 September 2017
MF	Philipp Malicsek	3 June 1997	1	0	Floridsdorf	v.  Gibraltar, 8 June 2017
MF	Simon Pirkl	3 April 1997	1	0	Wacker Innsbruck	v.  Netherlands, 27 March 2017
MF	Valentino Lazaro	24 March 1996	6	0	Hertha BSC	v.  Germany, 11 October 2016
FW	Anthony Schmid	18 January 1999	2	0	SC Freiburg II	v.  Czech Republic, 3 June 2018

• ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.
• ^SEN Player joined the senior team after being announced in the squad.

Former coaches

• Gustl Starek (1985–1987)
• Ernst Weber (1996–1999)
• Willibald Ruttensteiner (2001–2005)
• Gerhard Hitzel (2005)
• Willibald Ruttensteiner (2005–2006)
• Manfred Zsak (2006–2009)
• Andreas Herzog (2009–2011)

Former personnel

• Slavko Kovačić (2005–2006) "(Assistant coach)"

See also

• Austria national football team
• Austria national under-17 football team

References

External links

• UEFA Under-21 website