Place of birth Salzburg, Austria 2001–2006 TSV 1860 Munchen Weight 82 kg 1996–2001 USC Mattsee Height 1.83 m | Number 14 Role Footballer Playing position Name Julian Baumgartlinger Career start 2006 | |
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Date of birth (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 27) Current teams Austria national football team (Midfielder), 1. FSV Mainz 05 (#14 / Midfielder) Similar People Martin Harnik, Zlatko Junuzovic, Robert Almer, Sebastian Prodl, Florian Klein Profiles | ||
Bizarre and Unfortunate – Baumgartlinger’s Own Goal
Julian Baumgartlinger (born 2 January 1988) is an Austrian footballer playing for Bayer Leverkusen and the Austria national team.
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Career
Growing up in the Austrian market town of Mattsee, Baumgartlinger began playing football at local USC Mattsee at age five. In 2001, he left Austria to join the renowned youth academy of 1860 Munich. There he ran through all the youth teams and eventually was called to their first team in 2007. After having played 13 times, mostly as substitute, in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, he accepted a call from Austrian Austria Wien to return to his homeland after eight years.
In Vienna, Baumgartlinger spent two successful years, becoming a regular for his club as well as for the Austria national team. This attracted the attention of Bundesliga team Mainz 05, which acquired his services for a transfer fee estimated at €1.1 million. On 19 May 2016, it was announced Baumgartlinger had signed a four-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen.
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