Marc Janko

Marc Janko

Personal information
Full name	Marc Janko
Date of birth	25 June 1983 (1983-06-25) (age 28)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Twente
Number	21
Youth career
1991–2002	Admira Wacker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2005	Admira Wacker	13	(2)
2005–2010	Red Bull Salzburg	108	(75)
2010–	Twente	38	(24)
National team‡
2006–	Austria	20	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Marc Janko (born 25 June 1983 in Vienna) is an Austrian football player, who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente.

Janko has in various seasons been known as a goal-getter, scoring 77 goals in 121 Austrian Bundesliga matches. He has played for Admira Wacker Mödling and Red Bull Salzburg.

He is the son of Eva Janko, who won a bronze medal in the women's Javelin event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

Janko is a very well known tall striker also known as 'das hert' who started his career playing at the traditional club Admira Wacker from Mödling, Lower Austria. After successful years he came to Red Bull Salzburg. He was one of the most important players for the team and in the end of the 2005 season he scored 11 goals in 10 matches.

2008-2009 Season

He started the 2008–09 season in great fashion, scoring 25 goals in the first 2 games. On 16 November 2008, Janko became the all-time club leader for goals scored in one season for Salzburg. His 25 goals in less than half a season, surpassed previous record-holder Oliver Bierhoff, who scored 23 during the 1990-91 season. Janko continued his scoring streak with a four goal performance against league rival Altach. On 6 December 2008, he surpassed Toni Polster as the all-time half-season scoring champion by registering 30 goals in 20 matches.

Janko receiving the top scorer award in 2009.

He scored 5 hat tricks in the league during the season, including a four-goal performance after coming on as a second-half substitute against SCR Altach (Salzburg won the game 4-3 due to his goals). In total he scored an impressive 39 goals (plus 9 assists) in only 34 games as RB Salzburg won the league.

Due to his 39 goals scored in the 2008-2009 season, he became the goal leader for all leagues worldwide during the year. His success caught the attention of several English Premier League clubs and Celtic, however, he signed a new contract with Red Bull on 30 January 2009, which will keep him in Salzburg until June 2013.

2009-2010 Season

Though there were constant rumors and speculation that Janko would sign with a different club, he stayed with the Red Bulls. Through 21 games that season, Janko scored 12 goals which currently puts him in second place in the Austrian Bundesliga behind teammate Roman Wallner. His best games were a 4-goal effort against FC Carinthia on October 4, and a pair of goals scored against Josko Ried on February 13, 2010.^[1]

Janko was also an integral part of the Salzburg team that enjoyed success in its pool play in the UEFA Europa League. He had a strong performance against Standard Liege on 19 February 2010, scoring his side's 2 goals in a 3-2 loss in the first tie of the Round of 32.^[2]

FC Twente

Marc Janko signed a 4-year contract with FC Twente Enschede in the Netherlands on June 21, 2010 and was given the number #21 shirt previously worn by fellow countryman Marko Arnautović. Twente will pay Red Bull Salzburg an amount between 4 and 7 million euro.^[3] On 8 May 2011, Janko scored the winning goal of the 2011 KNVB Cup Final against Ajax in the 117th minute to seal a 3-2 victory.^[4][5][6]

Career statistics

As of 31 July 2011^[7][8]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		Europe		Total
2002–03	Admira Wacker	Austrian Bundesliga	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2003–04			?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2004–05			13	2	?	?	?	?	13	2
2005–06	Red Bull Salzburg	Austrian Bundesliga	18	11	?	?	?	?	18	11
2006–07			8	2	?	?	2	1	10	3
2007–08			14	5	?	?	0	0	14	5
2008–09			34	39	1	1	1	0	36	40
2009–10			34	18	?	?	6	4	40	22
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe		Total
2010–11	FC Twente	Eredivisie	29	14	4	2	6	1	39	17
2011–12	FC Twente	Eredivisie	9	10	1	1	1	2	11	13
Total	Austria		121	77	1	1	9	5	125	83
	Netherlands		38	24	5	3	7	3	49	30
Career total			153	95	6	4	16	8	175	113

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a May 2006 friendly match against Croatia and earned his second cap in October that year against Liechtenstein. In 2009, he scored one of Austria's two goals against Lithuania on October 10, 2009. Four days later, he scored Austria's lone goal against France. So far he has scored 7 goals in 19 matches for the team.

Honours

Club

• Red Bull Salzburg
  • Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10

• FC Twente
  • KNVB Cup: 2011
  • Johan Cruijff Schaal: 2011

Individual

• Austrian Football Bundesliga Topscorer: 2008-09 (39 goals)

References

1. ^ "Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga Top Scorers". Bundesliga.at. http://www.bundesliga.at/bewerbe/index.php?&sub1=1&sub2=1_9&sub3=1_9_1. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 
2. ^ http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/Red-Bulls-lose-unbeaten-record--021242817916553
3. ^ FC Twente heeft spits Janko binnen
4. ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=314775&cc=5901
5. ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-08/inter-milan-strengthens-grip-on-second-spot-barcelona-wins-in-spain.html
6. ^ http://www.teamtalk.co.za/news/2483/6922276/Dutch-Cup-glory-for-FC-Twente
7. ^ Marc Janko. "Marc Janko Profile". ESPN Soccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=79877&cc=5739. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 
8. ^ "Marc Janko Profile". Soccerway. http://www.soccerway.com/players/marc-janko/11058/. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 

External links

• Official website - Marc Janko
• Player profile - Red Bulls Salzburg
• Marc Janko at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Janko, Marc
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Date of birth	25 June 1983
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
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