Emanuel Pogatetz
Personal information
Full name	Emanuel Pogatetz
Date of birth	January 16, 1983 (1983-01-16) (age 24)
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Height	189 cm (6ft 2in)
Playing position	Left back, Centre back
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2005 2002-2003 2003-2004 2005 2005-	FC Kärnten Bayer Leverkusen II Bayer Leverkusen → FC Aarau (loan) → Grazer AK (loan) → Spartak Moscow (loan) Middlesbrough FC	33 (0) 26 (0) 00 (0) 21 (3) 53 (2) 11 (0) 59 (3)
National team
2002-2006	Austria	18 (1)
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Emanuel Pogatetz (born January 16, 1983 in Graz, Austria) is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Middlesbrough as a defender. is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Middlesbrough Football Club are an English football club, commonly known as Boro, that play in the Premier League. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Football career

His career started at SK Sturm Graz, before going to FC Kärnten and later to Bayer Leverkusen. After a short loan spell at FC Aarau, Grazer AK and Spartak Moscow, he attempted to sign for Middlesbrough. SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. ... FC Kärnten is an Austrian football club based in Klagenfurt. ... Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... FC Aarau is a Swiss football club, based in Aarau. ... Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common, but they are also known as the Athletiker and in Austrian media the are often called Liebherr GAK for their sponsor), is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ...

He had also been tracked by Fulham, but during his final game on loan at Spartak Moscow, he tackled Yaroslav Kharitonskiy, leaving the Russian with a double leg fracture. He was banned for twenty-four weeks by the Russian Football Association. Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: ) is a football club from Moscow, Russia. ...

Pogatetz is a regular Austrian international, having played sixteen times, and scored one goal. As a left-back, he was bought by Middlesbrough so as to compete with Franck Queudrue for a starting place in league games. Pogatetz is also aptly comfortable at centre back having commanded this position at both club and international level. Franck Queudrue (27 August 1978 - ) is a French association football player. ...

Pogatetz broke his nose, jaw and cheekbone in an accidental clash of heads with Basel's Mladen Petric during the first leg of Boro's UEFA Cup quarter-final. Pogatetz was warned against returning to full training for three months for fear of risking his eyesight. He underwent successful surgery to have the fractures reset. Dr. Douglas Bryan declared himself "delighted" ^[1] with the Austrian's progress. FC Basel (short for Fussballclub Basel) is a Swiss football club based in Basel. ... Mladen Petrić [] (born January 1, 1981) is a Swiss-Croatian football striker. ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...

Pogatetz was ordered to take no physical exercise for a month and to stay away from full football training for three months as of April 12, 2006. "It is anticipated he will make a full recovery and be back with his team-mates for pre-season training," said Boro's head physio Grant Downie. "The only disappointing thing for Manny is he won't be able to play football, and he was desperate to get back involved." Downie added "But another blow to his face would risk severe trauma and a potentially eyesight-threatening injury."^[1].

Emanuel suffered from a hernia, for which he received corrective surgery in Munich on April 24, 2006. Look up hernia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Pogatetz is known as "The Pog" by some of the Riverside Stadium faithful. Due to the Austrian's 110% commitment and notorious 'nutcase/hardman' image, Pogatetz is also commonly referred to by fans and team mates alike as "Mad Dog". Another amusing nickname that he has acquired is "Emanuel Smogatetz", which cleverly combines his real name with one of the nicknames of his club: "The Smoggies". The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since it opened in 1995. ...

On the 4th of July 2006, Emanuel returned to training following successful surgery on his hernia and cheek.

In September 2006, Pogatetz was banned from playing for his country after he criticised the coach Josef Hickersberger and captain Andreas Ivanschitz after Austria drew with Costa Rica and lost to Venezuela in an international tournament played earlier in the month. Josef Hickersberger (born April 27, 1948 in Amstetten, Austria) is a former professional football player and former coach of the Austrian cult-club Rapid Vienna. ... Andreas Ivanschitz wearing Panathinaikos FC shirt Andreas Ivanschitz (born October 15, 1983 in Eisenstadt, Austria) is an Austrian football player. ...

In the 2006-07 season, Pogatetz was forced into the centre of defence, due to an injury to Chris Riggott. He has since formed impressive partnerships at the back with both Robert Huth and Jonathan Woodgate. Pogatetz is expected by Boro fans to keep his place, even upon the returns of Woodgate and Riggott. Christopher Mark Chris Riggott (born September 1, 1980 in Derby, England) is an English footballer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jonathan Simon Woodgate (born January 22, 1980 in Middlesbrough) is an English footballer, who plays as a defender for Premier League side Middlesbrough. ...

Pogatetz is a firm fan favourite with the Middlesbrough faithful; many would agree, although he is not the best technical player, he plays with all his heart and impresses doing so. England and former Middlesbrough coach Steve McClaren recently stated "He never, ever, gives less than 300% in performance". This article is about the town in North East England. ... This article is about the town in North East England. ... Stephen Steve McClaren (born 3 May 1961 in Fulford, York, England) is an English former professional footballer and the current manager of the England national football team, having succeeded Sven-Göran Eriksson on 1 August 2006. ...

He has recently won the Middlesbrough player of the year award, voted for by the fans. The fans have even started a unique chant of "Poggy Poggy Poggy, Oi Oi Oi!". This article is about the town in North East England. ...

In his spare time, Pogatetz enjoys knitting, long walks on the beach and building model ships.

External links

• Emmanuel Pogatetz own web site
• Emanuel Pogatetz career stats at Soccerbase
• Leverkusen who's who