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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Ernst-Happel-Stadion - Vienna Sunday 12 October 2014 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Austria Group G - Matchday -10 Montenegro Last updated 12/07/2021 15:36CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Austria - Montenegro Sunday 12 October 2014 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams 2 Austria - Montenegro Sunday 12 October 2014 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Match background Austria and Montenegro will play their first competitive game at senior level in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group G, with past club encounters suggesting that the visitors are in for a tough night. Match background • The sides are meeting for the first time at senior level. • The only previous encounters between Austrian and Montenegrin sides in UEFA age-group competition was a 1-1 draw in Grodig, Austria, in a UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round mini-tournament on 8 October 2010. Daniel Offenbacher (22) put Austria ahead, but Stefan Mugoša (34) replied for Montenegro, who had Branislav Janković sent off on 87 minutes. • The nations' clubs have also met in four UEFA competition games, with the Austrian sides having the better of the meetings: W4 D0 L0. Most recently, FK Austria Wien eliminated FK Rudar Pljevlja 5-0 on aggregate in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. 3 Austria - Montenegro Sunday 12 October 2014 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Squad list Austria Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Robert Almer 20/03/1984 30 Hannover - 2 0 0 0 17 - - Ramazan Özcan 28/06/1984 30 Ingolstadt - 0 0 0 0 2 - Austria - Heinz Lindner 17/07/1990 24 - 0 0 0 0 7 - Wien Defenders - Christian Fuchs 07/04/1986 28 Schalke - 2 0 0 0 62 1 Austria - Markus Suttner 16/04/1987 27 - 0 0 0 0 13 - Wien - Florian Klein 17/11/1986 27 Stuttgart - 2 0 0 0 22 - - Sebastian Prödl 21/06/1987 27 Bremen - 1 0 0 0 46 4 - David Alaba 24/06/1992 22 Bayern - 2 2 0 0 34 8 Dynamo - Aleksandar Dragovic 06/03/1991 23 * 2 0 0 0 32 - Kyiv - Martin Hinteregger 07/09/1992 22 Salzburg - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Kevin Wimmer 15/11/1992 21 Köln - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - György Garics 08/03/1984 30 Bologna - 0 0 0 0 40 2 - Julian Baumgartlinger 02/01/1988 26 Mainz - 2 0 0 0 33 1 - Christoph Leitgeb 14/04/1985 29 Salzburg - 2 0 0 0 40 - - Zlatko Junuzovic 26/09/1987 27 Bremen - 2 0 0 0 34 4 - Stefan Ilsanker 18/05/1989 25 Salzburg - 1 0 0 0 3 - - Valentino Lazaro 24/03/1996 18 Salzburg - 1 0 0 0 3 - Forwards 1860 - Rubin Okotie 06/06/1987 27 - 1 0 0 0 6 - München - Martin Harnik 10/06/1987 27 Stuttgart - 2 0 0 0 46 10 - Andreas Weimann 05/08/1991 23 Watford - 0 0 0 0 12 - - Marko Arnautovic 19/04/1989 25 Stoke - 2 0 0 0 37 7 - Lukas Hinterseer 28/03/1991 23 Ingolstadt - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Marcel Sabitzer 17/03/1994 20 Salzburg - 1 0 0 0 7 2 Coach - Marcel Koller 11/11/1960 53 - 2 0 0 0 24 - 4 Austria - Montenegro Sunday 12 October 2014 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Montenegro Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Vukašin Poleksić 30/08/1982 32 Debrecen - 2 0 0 0 28 - - Ivan Janjušević 11/07/1986 28 Sutjeska - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Mladen Božović 01/08/1984 30 Khimki - 0 0 0 0 35 - Defenders - Marko Baša 29/12/1982 31 LOSC - 0 0 0 0 29 2 - Elsad Zverotić 31/10/1986 27 Fulham - 2 0 0 0 49 5 Crvena - Savo Pavićević 11/12/1980 33 - 1 0 0 0 38 - zvezda - Stefan Savić 08/01/1991 23 Fiorentina - 1 0 0 0 27 2 - Marko Vešović 28/08/1991 23 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Vladimir Volkov 06/06/1986 28 Partizan - 1 0 0 0 13 - - Žarko Tomašević 22/02/1990 24 Kortrijk - 2 1 0 0 7 1 - Marko Simić 16/06/1987 27 Kayserispor - 2 0 0 0 6 - Midfielders - Simon Vukčević 29/01/1986 28 Levadiakos - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Vladimir Božović 13/11/1981 32 Mordovia - 1 0 0 0 39 - AEK - Vladimir Boljević 17/01/1988 26 - 0 0 0 0 - - Larnaca Dinamo - Nemanja Nikolić 01/01/1988 26 - 2 0 0 0 6 - Minsk Metalurh - Saša Balić 29/01/1990 24 - 1 0 0 0 7 - Zaporizhya - Petar Grbić 07/08/1988 26 Partizan - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Marko Bakić 01/11/1993 20 Spezia - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Vladimir Jovović 26/10/1994 19 Sutjeska - 2 0 0 0 3 - Forwards - Mirko Vučinić 01/10/1983 31 Al-Jazira - 2 1 0 0 39 16 - Stevan Jovetić 02/11/1989 24 Man. City - 1 0 0 0 32 12 Changchun - Fatos Bećiraj 05/05/1988 26 - 2 0 0 0 28 3 Yatai Beijing - Dejan Damjanović 27/07/1981 33 - 2 0 0 0 25 7 Guoan Coach - Branko Brnović 08/08/1967 47 - 2 0 0 0 24 - 5 Austria - Montenegro Sunday 12 October 2014 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Head coach Marcel Koller Date of birth: 11 November 1960 Nationality: Swiss Playing career: Grasshopper Club Coaching career: FC Wil 1900, FC St Gallen, Grasshopper Club, 1. FC Köln, VfL Bochum 1848, Austria • A former midfielder, Koller spent his entire playing career with Swiss side Grasshoppers, making over 400 league appearances from 1978 to 1997 and winning seven league titles and five Swiss Cups. • Capped 55 times by Switzerland, he scored three goals for his country and made two appearances at EURO '96, coming off the bench in the 1-1 draw with hosts England and starting the 1-0 loss to Scotland. • Began coaching career at Wil in 1997 and took over at St Gallen two years later, leading the club to their first Swiss championship since 1903/04 in his maiden season. Returned to Grasshoppers in 2002 and promptly secured the Swiss league crown, but resigned in October 2003 after a disappointing run. • Appointed by Köln the following month, he was sacked after the Bundesliga team finished the season bottom, yet bounced back at Bochum in 2005, earning promotion to the top tier in his first campaign. • Dismissed by Bochum in September 2009, Koller was installed as Austria coach on 4 October 2011, replacing Dietmar Constantini. Missed out on a place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup but earned a contract extension until December 2015. Branko Brnović Date of birth: 8 August 1967 Nationality: Montenegrin Playing career: FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Partizan, RCD Espanyol, FK Kom Coaching career: Montenegro (assistant), Montenegro • Regarded as one of the most talented midfielders in the former Yugoslavia, Brnović started his club career at Budućnost and was soon making an impact on the international stage. • Won the FIFA U-20 World Cup with Yugoslavia in 1987 alongside such future stars as Davor Šuker, Predrag Mijatović and Zvonimir Boban. Played every game, scoring twice, and was named in the team of the tournament. • Left Budućnost in 1991 for Partizan, with whom he lifted back-to-back national titles and two domestic cups. Also established himself in the senior Yugoslavia side, and then Serbia and Montenegro's team, going on to win 27 caps in total. • Moved to Spain and spent six seasons with Espanyol, making 146 Liga appearances. Hung up his boots in 2000, yet six years later came out of retirement for a half-season cameo at Kom after Montenegro's independence from Serbia. • A member of Montenegro's coaching staff since February 2007, he began as Zoran Filipović's assistant before staying on in the same role under Zlatko Kranjčar. In September 2011, he replaced Kranjčar at the Montenegro helm and signed a two-year contract extension after 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. 6 Austria - Montenegro Sunday 12 October 2014 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Match officials Referee Bas Nijhuis (NED) Assistant referees Rob van de Ven (NED) , Charles Schaap (NED) Additional assistant referees Richard Liesveld (NED) , Dennis Higler (NED) Fourth official Bas van Dongen (NED) UEFA Delegate George Fantaros (CYP) UEFA Referee observer Jørn West Larsen (DEN) Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Bas Nijhuis 12/01/1977 2 47 UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 01/10/2009 UEL GS Galatasaray AŞ SK Sturm Graz 1-1 Istanbul 02/12/2009 UEL GS Hamburger SV SK Rapid Wien 2-0 Hamburg 7 Austria - Montenegro Sunday 12 October 2014 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Competition facts 8 Austria - Montenegro Sunday 12 October 2014 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Match-by-match lineups Austria European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (08/09/2014) Austria 1-1 Sweden Goals: 1-0 Alaba 7 (P) , 1-1 Erkan Zengin 12 Austria: Almer, Dragovic, Hinteregger, Fuchs, Arnautovic, Alaba, Junuzovic (76 Leitgeb), Harnik (86 Lazaro), Baumgartlinger, Klein, Janko (68 Okotie) Matchday 2 (09/10/2014) Moldova 1-2 Austria Goals: 0-1 Alaba 12 (P) , 1-1 Dedov 27 (P) , 1-2 Janko 51 Austria: Almer, Dragovic, Fuchs, Arnautovic (79 Leitgeb), Alaba, Junuzovic (86 Ilsanker), Baumgartlinger, Prödl, Klein, Sabitzer (46 Harnik), Janko Matchday 3 (12/10/2014) Austria-Montenegro Matchday 4 (15/11/2014) Austria-Russia Matchday 5 (27/03/2015) Liechtenstein-Austria Matchday 6 (14/06/2015) Russia-Austria Matchday 7 (05/09/2015) Austria-Moldova Matchday 8 (08/09/2015) Sweden-Austria Matchday 9 (09/10/2015) Montenegro-Austria Matchday 10 (12/10/2015) Austria-Liechtenstein Montenegro European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (08/09/2014) Montenegro 2-0 Moldova Goals: 1-0 Vučinić 45+2, 2-0 Tomašević 73 Montenegro: Poleksić, Volkov (46 Balić), Tomašević, Vučinić, Bećiraj (66 Jovović), Damjanović (81 N.