Mario Hieblinger

Mario Hieblinger
Personal information
Full name Mario Hieblinger
Date of birth (1977-07-05) 5 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Mistelbach, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Union Bad Hall (Manager)
Youth career
Admira Wacker
Stockerau
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Admira Wacker 76 (1)
1996–1997 → Stockerau (loan) 27 (1)
2000 Austria Salzburg 7 (0)
2000 Austria Salzburg II 1 (0)
2000–2003 Bad Bleiberg 83 (4)
2003–2005 Kärnten 70 (0)
2005–2006 Grazer AK 19 (1)
2006–2012 Ergotelis 149 (5)
2012–2015 LASK 84 (4)
2015 → Pasching/LASK (loan) 1 (0)
2015–2016 Pasching/LASK 16 (2)
2016–2018 ATSV Stein 47 (4)
2018–2019 Amateure Steyr 26 (4)
2019–2022 Union Neuhofen/Krems 33 (2)
International career
1997–1999 Austria U-21 13 (0)
2003–2005 Austria 13 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 LASK (U18)
2015–2016 Pasching/LASK II
2015–2016 Pasching/LASK (assistant)
2016–2018 ATSV Stein
2018–2019 Amateure Steyr
2019–2022 Union Neuhofen/Krems
2022– Union Bad Hall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Hieblinger (born 5 July 1977) is a retired Austrian football player who played as a centre-back, and current manager of Austrian side Union Bad Hall.

Club career

Born in Mistelbach, Lower Austria, Hieblinger began his football career at SV Stockerau. His first professional contract was signed with VfB Admira Wacker Mödling, from where he moved to SV Austria Salzburg. After receiving limited playing time, he moved to the former Salzburg satellite club BSV Bad Bleiberg in the Austrian Football second division. After good performances, Hieblinger moved to FC Kärnten in the Austrian Bundesliga. While at Klagenfurt, Hieblinger became an international for Austria. Following FC Kärnten's relegation in 2004, he stayed with the Carinthians for one more year.

In the summer of 2005, Hieblinger was brought by Walter Schachner as a replacement for Mario Tokić to Grazer AK, but failed to meet high expectations. Therefore, during the summer transfer window of 2006, Hieblinger moved to newly promoted Greek club Ergotelis in the Greek Superleague. During his time with Ergotelis, Hieblinger developed into a key player and one of the captains of the Cretans, and was considered among the best defenders in the league. In 2011, Hieblinger extended his contract with the club until June 2013. He made 149 league appearances for Ergotelis during a six-year span, all in the Greek Superleague, which makes him the player with the most caps in top-flight for the Cretan club (and third overall in professional league appearances, tied with former teammate Diego Romano).

In the summer of 2012, following Ergotelis' relegation to the Football League, Hieblinger moved back home to LASK Linz.

Career statistics

As of matches played 17 January 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Admira Wacker Mödling 1995–96 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
SV Stockerau 1996−97 Austrian First League 27 1 0 0 — — 27 1
Total 27 1 0 0 — — 27 1
FC Admira Wacker Mödling 1997–98 Austrian Bundesliga 32 1 3 0 — — 35 1
1998–99 Austrian First League 34 0 1 0 — — 35 0
1999–00 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Total 75 1 4 0 — — 79 1
SV Austria Salzburg II 1999–00 Austrian Regionalliga West 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
SV Austria Salzburg 1999–00 Austrian Bundesliga 7 0 3 0 — — 10 0
Total 7 0 3 0 — — 10 0
BSV Bad Bleiberg 2000−01 Austrian First League 31 1 2 0 — — 33 1
2001−02 32 3 4 0 — — 36 3
2002−03 20 0 2 0 — — 22 0
Total 83 4 8 0 — — 91 4
FC Kärnten 2002−03 Austrian Bundesliga 13 0 4 0 0[a] 0 — 17 0
2003−04 21 0 2 0 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 17 0
2004−05 Austrian First League 33 0 4 0 — — 37 0
2005−06 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Total 70 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 82 0
Grazer AK 2005−06 Austrian Bundesliga 19 1 0 0 2[b][a] 0 — 21 1
Total 19 1 0 0 2 0 — 82 0
Ergotelis 2006–07 Superleague Greece 26 1 2 0 — — 28 1
2007–08 28 0 0 0 — — 28 0
2008–09 18 0 0 0 — — 18 0
2009–10 24 2 1 0 — — 25 2
2010–11 28 2 1 0 — — 29 2
2011–12 25 0 1 0 — — 26 0
Total 149 5 5 0 — — 154 5
LASK Linz 2012−13 Austrian Regionalliga Central 24 2 3 0 — 2[d] 0 29 2
2013−14 29 0 2 0 — 2[d] 0 33 0
Total 53 2 5 0 — 4 0 62 2
FC Pasching/LASK Juniors 2014−15 Austrian Regionalliga Central 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
LASK Linz 2014−15 Austrian First League 31 2 2 1 — — 33 3
Total 31 2 2 1 — — 33 3
FC Pasching/LASK Juniors 2015−16 Austrian Regionalliga Central 16 2 0 0 — — 16 2
Total 16 2 0 0 — — 16 2
Career total 533 18 37 1 3 0 5 0 578 19
  1. ^ a b UEFA Cup
  2. ^ a b UEFA Cup Qualification
  3. ^ Austrian Supercup
  4. ^ a b Austrian First League Promotion Play-Offs

International career

Hieblinger made his debut for Austria on 22 March 2003 in a friendly match against Greece, which ended 2-2. He continued to receive caps for the national team under coach Hans Krankl even as a second division player. His last international game came during his time with GAK in September 2005, where he featured in a World Cup qualification match against Azerbaijan, which ended 0−0. In total, Hieblinger earned 13 caps for Austria.

National team statistics

Austria national team
Year Apps Goals
2003 4 0
2004 5 0
2005 4 0
Total 13 0

References

  1. ^ Mario Hieblinger at WorldFootball.net