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Harald Cerny

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Harald Cerny
Cerny with 1860 Munich in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-13) 13 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bayern U16 (Head coach)
Youth career
1980–1984 ASV Hinterbrühl
1984–1990 Admira Wacker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Bayern Munich (A) 22 (7)
1992–1993 Bayern Munich 16 (1)
1993–1994 Admira Wacker 22 (7)
1994–1996 FC Tirol 52 (14)
1996–2007 1860 Munich 213 (15)
Total 303 (37)
International career
1993–2004 Austria 47 (4)
Managerial career
2007–2009 1860 Munich U15
2009–2010 Bayern Munich U14
2010–2011 Bayern Munich U16
2011–2016 Bayern Munich youth
2018 Hannover 96 U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harald Cerny (Austrian German pronunciation: [ˈharald ˈtsɛrniː];[a] born 13 September 1973) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.[1] He played mostly for TSV 1860 Munich.

Club career

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After coming through the youth ranks at Admira Wacker, Cerny began his professional career at German club FC Bayern Munich in 1992–93,[2] making his top division debut on 27 October 1992, in a 1–1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Just after the start of the 1993–94 season (he appeared in three matches for the eventual champions), Cerny returned to Admira, where a good league season prompted a move to FC Tirol. During 1995–96, he returned to Munich, but with neighbours TSV 1860 Munich. In his eleven-year spell, Cerny appeared in 213 first division contests (a club record) scoring 15 goals, while helping it consolidate in the top flight and appear in the UEFA Cup.

He retired after the 2006–07 season, having played with the Bavarians in the second division his final three campaigns.[3]

International career

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Cerny made his debut for Austria in a March 1993 friendly match against Greece. He earned 47 caps, scoring four goals.[4]

His last international was an April 2004 friendly match against Luxembourg. He also played two matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, adding nine World Cup qualifiers.[5]

Coaching career

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After retiring, he got the job as head coach of the U-15 of TSV 1860 Munich[6] and was named as a replacement for Mehmet Scholl as head coach of the U-14 of FC Bayern Munich. After a short spell at U-17 coach of Hannover 96 Cerny is scouting for 1. FC Köln at the moment (2022).

Personal life

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Cerny is married and has two children.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 1993 4 0
1994 6 0
1995 2 0
1996 1 0
1997 7 0
1998 8 3
1999 6 0
2000 4 0
2001 2 0
2002 4 0
2003 2 1
2004 1 0
Total 47 4
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cerny goal.
List of international goals scored by Harald Cerny
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 May 1998 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Tunisia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2 10 October 1998 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Cyprus 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
3 2–0
4 11 June 2003 Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria  Belarus 5–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Notes

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  1. ^ Standard Northern German pronunciation: [ˈhaʁalt ˈtsɛʁniː].

References

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  1. ^ "Cerny, Harald" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Bayern Monachium 1992/93". skladyfutbol.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (20 January 2022). "Harald Cerny - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (20 January 2022). "Harald Cerny - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "FIFA player statistics". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  6. ^ Ernstberger, Thomas (23 June 2009). "Rekord-Löwe Cerny wird "neuer Scholl"" (in German). bild.de. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Harald Cerny". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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