Ernst Öbster

Ernst Öbster
Personal information
Full name	Ernst Öbster
Date of birth	March 17, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Salzburg, Austria
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	SV Friedburg
Youth career
	SK Bischofshofen
	BNZ Salzburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2009	Red Bull Salzburg
2003–2004	→ LASK Linz (loan)
2007–2009	→ Red Bull Salzburg Juniors (loan)
2009	New York Red Bulls
2010–2011	Wacker Innsbruck
2011–2013	SV Grödig
2013–2015	LASK Linz
2015–2018	SV Austria Salzburg
2018–2019	SK Altheim
2019–	SV Friedburg
International career
2004–2006	Austria U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2019

Ernst Öbster (born March 17, 1984) is an Austrian footballer who plays for SV Friedburg.

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

Öbster began his youth career with SK Bischofshofen and in 2001 joined BNZ Salzburg. After impressing with BNZ, Öbster was called up by the SV Austria Salzburg first team and debuted in the Austrian Bundesliga as a 17-year-old. After receiving limited playing time with Salzburg, Öbster was loaned to LASK Linz in 2003, during his time with Linz he was a regular starter as a left-sided midfielder appearing in 28 matches and notching 2 goals. After an impressive season with Linz, Öbster returned to SV Austria Salzburg and was a key reserve for the club. In 2005, SV Austria Salzburg was acquired by Red Bull and Öbster remained with the first team appearing in 7 league matches. Over the next few years he would alternate between the first team and Red Bull Juniors playing in the Austrian Football First League, in which he appeared in 30 matches scoring 9 goals. In the 2008–09 season Öbster appeared in 5 league matches and 4 UEFA Cup qualification matches in which he scored 2 goals. He also appeared in 3 Austrian Cup matches scoring 1 goal.

Following the season it was believed that Rapid Vienna was interested in signing Öbster, however he elected to join sister club New York Red Bulls agreeing to terms on July 14, 2009. He scored for New York on his debut July 30, 2009 in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League series with W Connection which ended in a 2–2 draw

Öbster was released by New York Red Bulls on March 24, 2010.^[1] Following his release from New York Öbster returned to Austria and signed with Wacker Innsbruck.^[2]

International[edit]

Internationally he has played eleven times for the Austrian U-21 national team. In 2003, he took part in the U-19 European Championship and helped Austria reach the semifinals.

Titles[edit]

Season	Team	Title
2007	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Austrian Bundesliga
2009	FC Red Bull Salzburg	Austrian Bundesliga
2013	SV Grödig	Austrian First Football League
2014	LASK Linz	Austrian Regional Central league

MLS Statistics[edit]

**All-time MLS club performance**
Club	Season	Major League Soccer		US Open Cup		MLS Cup		CONCACAF		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
New York Red Bulls	2009	3	0	-	-	-	-	2	1	5	1
	Club Total	3	0	-	-	-	-	2	1	5	1

External links[edit]

References[edit]

^ "SO LONG Report: Bulls terminate Oebster's contract". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
^ "FC Wacker Innsbruck - Niederlage gegen Shanghai Shenzin".

[1] "SO LONG Report: Bulls terminate Oebster's contract". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-03-24.

[2] "FC Wacker Innsbruck - Niederlage gegen Shanghai Shenzin".

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