Martin Stranzl

Stranzl warming up in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-06-16) 16 June 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Güssing, Austria
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1986–1997	SV Güssing
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2004	1860 Munich	96	(4)
2004–2006	VfB Stuttgart	44	(1)
2006–2010	Spartak Moscow	95	(3)
2011–2016	Borussia Mönchengladbach	116	(8)
Total		351	(16)
International career
2000–2009	Austria	56	(3)
Managerial career
2016–2017	FC Büderich (youth)
2017–2018	Borussia Mönchengladbach (U19 assistant manager)
2018–2021	SV Güssing (youth)
2020	Israel (individual coach)
2023–	Grazer AK (U16 manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Stranzl (born 16 June 1980) is an Austrian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in Güssing, Stranzl played for SV Güssing as a youth. In 1997, he earned a transfer to TSV 1860 Munich, where he completed his youth training and debuted as a Bundesliga professional. In 2004, following TSV's relegation, the defender joined first-division team VfB Stuttgart, where he remained a cornerstone.

In March 2006, Stranzl signed for Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow. With Spartak Moscow, he finished three times as runner-up in the Russian Premier League.

On 30 December 2010, Stranzl agreed to terms with Borussia Mönchengladbach on a 2+1⁄2-year deal. He helped the side avoid relegation. At the time of his signing, Borussia Mönchenglabach was last in the Bundesliga.

On 8 March 2016, he announced that he would retire in summer 2016.^[1]

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a March 2000 friendly match against Sweden and was named in the Austrian squad for UEFA Euro 2008.^[2]

Career statistics