Border crossers in the ÖFB: Who came before Wanner and Chukwuemeka

Wanner, who was trained by FC Bayern (now an Eindhoven legionnaire), was able to say yes to A, especially since his mother is from Vorarlberg. Vienna-born Chukwuemeka (currently in the Dortmund squad) had another option in Nigeria. Just like before David Alaba.

Across the globalized football industry, locals are now facing increasing competition from cross-border players, not only in clubs but also in national teams. Players with a migration background in particular are characterized by creativity. Behold Barcelona’s prodigy Lamine Yamalwhose parents had marched across the African desert towards the Iberian Peninsula. See Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sanethat enrich German international matches. See started from Kilian Mappé France’s half national team.

Unlike now, Wanner was the current Rapid managing director Steffen Hofmann Because of his past as a German youth national player, he was unable to compete for Austria at the 2008 home European Championship despite a promise from the then FIFA President Joseph Blatter been prohibited. Only after the European Championships did FIFA lift this ban.

The first German in the ÖFB jersey, Bernd Krausshad, however, been allowed to play for red-white-red at the ’82 World Cup, especially since he had never been in the German selection. The ex-Rapidler took back German citizenship long ago.

More “pioneers”

First Dutchman to score Frenkie Schinkels In 1992, he played for Austria in a 2-1 defeat against his compatriots. When he was still in his late fifties, he laced up his stubble shoes in the Lower Austrian House of Commons.

The first Croatian in the ÖFB jersey, Ivica Vasticwas impressive not only because of his 14 goals scored in 50 international matches. His coaching career was less spectacular after that. Son Toni is content with the goalscoring role for Gablitz in the Lower Austria regional league.

Became the first ÖFB team player of Turkish origin Volkan Kahramanthan him Hans Krankl in Belarus for 83 European Championship qualifying minutes instead of Andreas Herzog directed. The player who was substituted at the finish made it 2-0 Muhammet Akagündüzwho then stormed for Austria nine more times.

Kahraman was shot on the street in Vienna 11 in 2023 as part of a jealousy tragedy by the then sponsor of the Viennese league club Ostbahn and was buried in his parents’ homeland.