Place of birth Graz, Austria 2003–2007 Sturm Graz 2 Weight 69 kg Years Team Height 1.81 m | Number 10 Role Footballer Name Jakob Jantscher Career start 2003 | |
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Date of birth (1989-01-08) January 8, 1989 (age 27) Current teams FC Luzern, Austria national football team (Midfielder, Forward) | ||
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Jakob Jantscher (born January 8, 1989 in Graz) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor.
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Club career
He started his career at SC Unterpremstätten und LUV Graz in the Styrian league and 2003 at the age of 14 he moved on to SK Sturm Graz.On October 20, 2007 he gave his debut in the first squad came in for Thomas Krammer in the match versus Red Bull Salzburg.He scored his first goal on November 24, 2007 in the match versus SC Altach. On June 3, 2010 he signed with FC Red Bull Salzburg for four years.On September 6, 2012 he signed a loan deal with Dynamo Moscow for 1 year, Dynamo Moscow also had the option to buy him after 1 season, but this did not happen. On 1 September 2013 Jantscher signed for Dutch club NEC Nijmegen. In September 2013, Jantscher was sold to Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen, where he stayed only one season as the club had relegated at the end of the season. On 24 June 2016, Jantscher made a transfer to Turkish side Çaykur Rizespor.
International career
He played five times for the Austrian national team under-19 and under-20, and two times for Austria U21. His made his debut for Austria on 6 June 2009 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Serbia. His first goal was in a friendly match against Spain, where he scored the only goal for Austria in a 1–5 defeat.
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