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Quiz: How well do you know Austrian football?

With Ireland’s match in Vienna just four days away now is the time to brush up on your trivia.
6.00pm, 8 Nov 2016
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David Alaba has a habit of breaking Irish hearts but what club did he play for before he joined Bayern Munich?
Rapid Vienna
Austria Vienna

Sturm Graz
Salzburg
We know Marko Arnautovic can do it on a cold Tuesday night in Stoke but when was the last time he scored a goal for his national team?
At Euro 2016
Against Georgia in this qualifying campaign

Against Wales in this qualifying campaign
Against Serbia in this qualifying campaign
Can you name this legend of Austrian football?
Ernst Happel
Johann Krankl

Andreas Herzog
Toni Polster
Can you name this former Premier League goalkeeper?
Alex Manninger
Jurgen Macho

Christian Maylreb
Robert Almer
Marc Janko is one of Austria's main goal threats but where does he currently play his club football?
Sydney FC
Trabzonspor

Basel
Twente
Christian Fuchs is a Premier League winner and all-round funny guy, but what club did he play for before he joined Leicester City?
Schalke 04
Darmstadt 98

Mainz 05
1860 Munich
Can you name this former Premier League player who won 40 caps for Austria?
Martin Hiden
Stefan Maierhofer

Paul Scharner
Emanuel Pogatetz
Who is Austria's current captain?
David Alaba
Christian Fuchs

Kevin Wimmer
Julian Baumgartlinger
Which Austrian club was Giovanni Trapattoni coaching before he started working with Ireland?
Red Bull Salzburg
Sturm Graz

Altach
Rapid Vienna
And finally, at which World Cup did Austria achieve their best placing of third?
1930
1934

1954
1958
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Toni Polster
A class act on and off the pitch, you've earned your status as a cult hero.
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David Alaba
Technically superb but a slight loss of concentration cost you on this occasion.
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Andreas Weimann
Solid yet unspectacular. You've got quite a bit of work to do to get back to the top.
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Ashley Barnes
You'll need to do much better if you're going to prove you belong around here.
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