Matthias Dollinger (born 12 September 1979) is an

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n former

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Career

After spending several years in Austria's lower leagues, Dollinger made his

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debut at 25 years of age for

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in the 2004–05 season. He subsequently earned a move to Rapid Wien but left the Vienna giants after two seasons to join LASK.

National team statistics

Personal life

His son born in 2005, also called Matthias, is now a footballer as well.

References

1979 births Living people Footballers from Klagenfurt Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC St. Veit players SK Rapid Wien players Grazer AK players LASK players SC Schwanenstadt players Austrian Football Bundesliga players {{austria-footy-midfielder-stub