Paul Scharner

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul Scharner
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1980(1980-03-11)
Age	44
Birthplace	Scheibbs
Country	Austria
Birth City	Lower Austria
Horoscope	Pisces

Paul Scharner Biography

Paul Scharner is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on March 11, 1980 in Scheibbs, Lower Austria, Austria. Flexible Austrian soccer player who is famous not only for his defensive skills but also for his ability play in a midfield position. He is remembered for his time playing for teams such as Austria Wien, where he took home the Austrian Supercup, Austrian Bundesliga and OFB Cup in 2003.

He as well as Englishman He and Englishman Leighton Baines have both won the Wigan Athletic’s Player of the Year award. both have been awarded the Wigan Athletic’s Player of The Award of the Year.

Paul Josef Herbert Scharner (born 11 March 1980) is an Austrian retired footballer. He operated mainly as a defender, although he could play almost every midfield position as well. He was known for his great flexibility and haircuts.

Born in Scheibbs, Scharner grew up in Purgstall an der Erlauf, where he also started his playing career with local site SVG Purgstall at the age of seven, playing for the club’s U-8 team. He stayed with the club until 1993, when he transferred to FCN St. Pölten, which he left in 1996 for Austria Wien, the club where he would receive his first professional contract in 1999. He played for their U-17 and U-18 and later for the club’s amateurs, while also getting vocational education in the field of electrical engineering.

He has three sons: Paul, Constantin and Benedict.

Paul Scharner Net Worth

Paul Scharner is one of the richest Soccer Player from Austria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul Scharner 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born within Purgstall an der Erlauf, in which he first played with SVG Purgstall, the club of his hometown. SVG Purgstall at age seven.

He was named SK Brann’s Player of Year in 2005, and Wigan Athletic’s Player Of The Year in 2008.

He continued his leading role the next season, again battling relegation with Wigan. He started for much of the first half of the season, scoring two goals in an away-tie against Everton, receiving five yellow cards in that half of the season. Injury kept him off the field for much of the second half, returning not until the 30th round in a match against Fulham. he collected four yellow cards this time around and scored one goal in the last game of the season, a 1:2 away-win against Sheffield United. This one goal proved to be crucial that season, as his performance in the game safed Wigan from relegation at the final day of play, sending their opponent to The Championship instead, by a goal difference of just one.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Paul Scharner height 6 ft 3 in Paul weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Paul Scharner Dating?

According to our records, Paul Scharner married to Marlene Scharner. As of December 1, 2023, Paul Scharner’s is not dating anyone.

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Scharner debuted for the Austrian national football team in a 0:0 against Cameroon on 17 April 2002. He played the qualification round for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but Austria failed to qualify. Scharner retired in August 2006 after a 2-1 defeat to Hungary, criticising “unprofessional structures” within the ÖFB. Coach Josef Hickersberger banned him from the team and stated that he will never play for Austria as long as he manages it. He tried to make a comeback in 2008, when Austria co-hosted the 2008 UEFA European Championship but Hickersberger remained hard, not picking him. After Hickersberger was replaced, his successor Karel Brückner started nominating him again after the tournament and he was even promoted to team captain from 2009 to 2010. After then-coach Dietmar Constantini was fired, he tried to become player-coach but this was rejected. In August 2012 he was banned from the team permanently after leaving the team hotel when coach Marcel Koller refused to give him a leading role in the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. The chairmanship of the ÖFB has stated that he will never play for Austria again, no matter who coaches it. He played a total of 40 matches, scoring no goals.

Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Austria. Paul Scharner celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

To further develop his skills and to give him more minutes, Scharner was loaned to then-Austria affiliate club SG Untersiebenbrunn in the Erste Liga from July to October 2001, where he scored five goals in 16 league matches and also played in the ÖFB-Cup. He returned to his club in November and started getting minutes by the end of the month, playing against Rapid Wien, SV Salzburg and FC Kärnten. In the second half of the season he developed himself as a starter, seeing the kick-off in twelve of his 13 games, while seeing four yellow cards that season. He made his first goal for Austria Wien in a professional competition, opening the scoring in a Bundesliga match against Sturm Graz on the 30th of March. His strong away round also brought him into the Austrian national football team, debuting in a 0:0 against Cameroon on 17 April 2002.