Christoph Westerthaler

Austrian footballer and coach (1965–2018)

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Christoph Westerthaler (11 January 1965 – 20 July 2018) was an Austrian football coach and player.
With the Tyrolean side he won two league titles and two domestic cups.
In 1997, he moved abroad and played in Germany for the two major Frankfurt teams and VfL Osnabrück.
International career Westerthaler made his debut for Austria in an October 1989 friendly match against Malta but was not considered for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
His final international game was a November 1993 World Cup qualification match against Sweden.

Christoph Westerthaler (11 January 1965 – 20 July 2018) was an Austrian football coach and player.

Club career

Nicknamed Gischi, Westerthaler was a small-built striker who started his professional career at FC Wacker Innsbruck and stayed with them for nine years, split by a two-season period at LASK Linz. With the Tyrolean side he won two league titles and two domestic cups. In 1994, he moved to SK Vorwärts Steyr only to rejoin LASK two years later. In 1997, he moved abroad and played in Germany for the two major Frankfurt teams and VfL Osnabrück.

In the summer of 2001 he finished his career as a player because of a knee cartilage damage.

International career

Westerthaler made his debut for Austria in an October 1989 friendly match against Malta but was not considered for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He earned 6 caps, no goals scored. His final international game was a November 1993 World Cup qualification match against Sweden.