1988–1990 SKN St. Polten Position Forward Height 1.72 m | Years Team Role Football player Playing position Name Ernst Ogris | |
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Date of birth (1967-12-09) 9 December 1967 (age 48) | ||
Ernst ogris tribute
Ernst Ogris (9 December 1967 – 29 March 2017) was an Austrian football player.
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- Ernst ogris tribute
- Ernst Ogris trifft gegen Peter Schmeichel
- Club career
- International career
- Personal life
- Death
- References
Ernst Ogris trifft gegen Peter Schmeichel
Club career
Ogris started his career at Austria Wien, but left them for St. Pölten in 1988. A crowd favorite there, Ernstl scored 18 goals in 64 games for them then joined Admira/Wacker with whom he lost the 1992 Austrian Cup Final. He had his most successful period with Admira and had a season in the German Zweite (Second) Bundesliga with Hertha BSC.
After another short stint at Admira, Ogris played at several lower league sides.
International career
He made his debut for Austria in a June 1991 European Championship qualifier against Denmark in which he immediately scored a goal. It proved to be his sole international match.
Personal life
He was the younger brother of Andreas Ogris.
Death
In March 2017 Ogris was struck by a viral infection which affected his kidney, liver, heart and brain. He was artificially put in a coma KFJ-Krankenhaus and died there on 29 March.
