Harald Cerny

Harald Cerny (;Template:Efn born 13 September 1973) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. He played mostly for TSV 1860 Munich.

Club career

After coming through the youth ranks at Admira Wacker, Cerny began his professional career at German club FC Bayern Munich in 1992–93, making his top division debut on 27 October 1992, in a 1–1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Just after the start of the 1993–94 season (he appeared in three matches for the eventual champions), Cerny returned to Admira, where a good league season prompted a move to FC Tirol. During 1995–96, he returned to Munich, but with neighbours TSV 1860 Munich. In his eleven-year spell, Cerny appeared in 213 first division contests (a club record) scoring 15 goals, while helping it consolidate in the top flight and appear in the UEFA Cup.

He retired after the 2006–07 season, having played with the Bavarians in the second division his final three campaigns.

International career

Cerny made his debut for Austria in a March 1993 friendly match against Greece. He earned 47 caps, scoring four goals.

His last international was an April 2004 friendly match against Luxembourg. He also played two matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, adding nine World Cup qualifiers.

Coaching career

After retiring, he got the job as head coach of the U-15 of TSV 1860 Munich and was named as a replacement for Mehmet Scholl as head coach of the U-14 of FC Bayern Munich. After a short spell at U-17 coach of Hannover 96 Cerny is scouting for 1. FC Köln at the moment (2022).

Personal life

Cerny is married and has two children.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	1993	4	0
	1994	6	0
	1995	2	0
	1996	1	0
	1997	7	0
	1998	8	3
	1999	6	0
	2000	4	0
	2001	2	0
	2002	4	0
	2003	2	1
	2004	1	0
Total		47	4

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cerny goal.

List of international goals scored by Harald Cerny

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 May 1998	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Tunisia	flag alias = Flag of Tunisia.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg	flag alias-old = Tunisian flag till 1831.svg	border-old =	flag alias-bey = Flag of Tunis Bey-fr.svg	Tunisian National Navy	link alias-army = Tunisian Army	link alias-air force= Tunisian Air Force	Tunisian National Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
2	10 October 1998	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cyprus	flag alias = Flag of Cyprus.svg	flag alias-1878 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-1881 = Flag of Cyprus (1881–1922).svg	flag alias-colonial = Blue Ensign of Cyprus (1922).svg	flag alias-April 1960 = Flag of Cyprus (1960).svg	flag alias-1960 = Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg	link alias-army = Cypriot Ground Forces	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
3				2–0
4	11 June 2003	Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Belarus	flag alias = Flag of Belarus.svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991–1995).svg	flag alias-1995 = Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of Belarusian Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Belarusian Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Belarusian Ground Forces.png	link alias-army = Belarusian Ground Forces	flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces of Belarus.png	link alias-military = Armed Forces of Belarus	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|5–0 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

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