Roland Kirchler

Roland Kirchler (born 29 September 1970) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Innsbruck, Kirchler played for FC Tirol Innsbruck from 1990 through 2002 and then at 32 decided to move abroad. But he returned to Austria after playing only one game in the Chinese league to sign for Salzburg. After one and a half season at Pasching he rejoined Salzburg before moving to SC Rheindorf Altach. In summer 2008 he joined his first club, WSG Wattens to finish his career where it took off in 1989.

International career

Kirchler made his debut for Austria in a March 1993 friendly match against Greece but was overlooked for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and only became a regular after the tournament. He earned 28 caps, scoring 5 goals. His last international was a March 2005 World Cup qualification match against Wales.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	1993	1	0
	1994	0	0
	1995	0	0
	1996	1	0
	1997	0	0
	1998	0	0
	1999	3	0
	2000	7	1
	2001	3	0
	2002	0	0
	2003	5	2
	2004	5	1
	2005	3	1
Total		28	3

Honours

FC Tirol Innsbruck

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2000, 2001, 2002
• Austrian Cup: 1993

External links

• Player profile - WSG Wattens
• Profile - Weltfussball Template:In lang
• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com

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