Robert Almer Explained

Robert Almer
Birth Date:20 March 1984
Birth Place:Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:SC Untersiebenbrunn
Years1:2002–2003
Clubs1:SC Untersiebenbrunn
Caps1:10
Goals1:0
Years2:2004–2005
Caps2:14
Goals2:0
Years3:2005–2006
Clubs3:FK Austria Wien Amateure
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:2006–2008
Caps4:20
Goals4:0
Years5:2008–2011
Clubs5:Austria Wien
Caps5:21
Goals5:0
Years6:2011
Clubs6:Fortuna Düsseldorf II
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:2011–2013
Clubs7:Fortuna Düsseldorf
Caps7:13
Goals7:0
Years8:2013–2014
Clubs8:Energie Cottbus
Caps8:18
Goals8:0
Years9:2014–2015
Clubs9:Hannover 96
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:2015–2018
Clubs10:Austria Wien
Caps10:31
Goals10:0
Nationalyears1:2011–2016
Nationalteam1:Austria
Nationalcaps1:33
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:17:37, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
Ntupdate:9 October 2016

Robert Almer (born 20 March 1984) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

After starting in the Austrian amateur leagues with SC Untersiebenbrunn and DSV Leoben, Almer was signed by FK Austria Wien and assigned to the club's reserve squad. In 2006, he joined SV Mattersburg and gained regular first team appearances for the team in the Austrian Bundesliga. He resigned for Austria Wien two years later as back-up for first choice goalkeeper Szabolcs Sáfár. During his first season back in Vienna, Almer was selected in goal for the 2009 Austrian Cup Final, winning his first major trophy.

Almer went on to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf and FC Energie Cottbus in the German 2. Bundesliga, before joining first division Hannover 96, where he failed to make a first team appearance. In 2015, he signed for Austria Wien for the third time, becoming the club's first choice goalkeeper and captain.[2]

International career

Almer debuted for the Austria national football team in a 2–1 loss to Ukraine on 15 November 2011.[3] He was selected as first-choice goalkeeper for UEFA Euro 2016 and kept Austria's first clean sheet at a major tournament in 32 years during the 0–0 group stage draw with Portugal on 18 June 2016.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Almer, Robert . German . kicker.de . 8 August 2011.
  2. News: Warum der Keeper neuer Austria-Kapitän ist. 14 July 2016. French. SportNet.
  3. News: Robert Almer. 19 June 2016. UEFA.
  4. News: Almer matters: Ronaldo's Austrian nemesis. 18 June 2016. UEFA.