Christian Mayrleb

Christian Mayrleb

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-06-08) 8 June 1972
Place of birth	Wels, Austria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1981–1991	SK VOEST Linz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Stahl Linz	2	(0)
1993–1994	SV Ried	76	(35)
1994–1996	Admira/Wacker	66	(15)
1996–1997	FC Tirol Innsbruck	53	(17)
1998	Sheffield Wednesday	3	(0)
1998–2002	Austria Vienna	134	(65)
2003–2005	SV Pasching	75	(38)
2005–2006	Red Bull Salzburg	28	(7)
2006–2007	SV Pasching	30	(11)
2007–2010	LASK Linz	108	(33)
2011	FC Pasching	9	(3)
Total		584	(224)
International career
1998–2005	Austria	30	(6)
Managerial career
2012	ATSV Stadl-Paura (sporting director)
2012–2016	ATSV Stadl-Paura
2016–2018	ASKÖ Oedt
2019– 2021	ASKÖ Donau Linz
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Mayrleb (born 8 June 1972) is an Austrian retired professional footballer. He played as striker for different clubs. He also played for the Austrian football national team. After his professional career he became football manager.

Club career

Mayrleb started his professional career at Second Division side FC Stahl Linz and SV Ried .Then he moved to the Austrian Bundesliga club Admira/Wacker in 1994. He then played for FC Tirol Innsbruck and Premier League club Sheffield Wednesday. He returned to Austria after half a season on the bench.

After four years with Austria Vienna he played for SV Pasching, Red Bull Salzburg and ended his career in Linz again with LASK Linz.

In November 2006 Mayrleb failed a drug test but was cleared by a League disciplinary panel because no evidence was found he was taking performance-enhancing drugs.

International career

Mayrleb made his debut for the Austria national team in an August 1998 friendly match against France and came on as a substitute in his first six matches for the national team. He scored his first goal two months after his debut game. He earned 29 caps, scoring six goals. His last international was a September 2005 World Cup qualification match against Azerbaijan.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	1998	4	1
	1999	7	2
	2000	6	2
	2001	3	0
	2002	1	0
	2004	2	1
	2005	6	0
Total		29	6

As of 1 January 2026

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mayrleb goal.

List of international goals scored by Christian Mayrleb

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 October 1998	Stadio Olimpico , Serravalle , San Marino	San Marino	2-0	4-1	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
2	28 April 1999	Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria	San Marino	1-0	7-0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualification
3				4-0
4	1 September 2000	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna , Austria	Iran	3-1	5-1	Friendly
5				5-1
6	13 October 2004	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	2-2	3-3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

• Austrian Bundesliga top scorer: 2004–05

Other websites

• Christian Mayrleb at FootballDatabase.eu
• Profile - Austria Archive
• Christian Mayrleb at National-Football-Teams.com
• Christian Mayrleb at FootballDatabase.eu