David Gugganig (born 10 February 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for WSG Tirol.

David Gugganig
Gugganig with WSG Wattens in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Spittal an der Drau, Austria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
WSG Tirol
Number 3
Youth career
2002–2011 SC Mühldorf
2011–2014 AKA Kärnten
2014–2015 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 FC Liefering 29 (1)
2017WSG Wattens (loan) 16 (0)
2017–2021 WSG Wattens 110 (4)
2021–2023 Wolfsberger AC 25 (1)
2021–2023 Wolfsberger AC II 12 (1)
2023– WSG Tirol 22 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Austria U17 11 (2)
2014–2015 Austria U18 6 (1)
2017 Austria U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

Club career

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He made his Austrian Football First League debut for FC Liefering on 6 March 2015 in a game against FC Wacker Innsbruck.[1]

In January 2017, Gugganig was sent on loan to league rivals WSG Wattens.[2]

After the loan ended, he stayed with WSG. He won promotion to the Austrian Football Bundesliga with the club as the First League champion in 2018–19,[3] after which the club was renamed WSG Tirol.[4] In four-and-a-half years at WSG, Gugganig made 126 appearances in the Bundesliga and First League.[5]

On 14 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Wolfsberger AC.[6]

On 29 July 2023, Gugganig returned to WSG Tirol.[7]

Personal life

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His older brother Lukas Gugganig is also a football player.

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Zweite Neuverpflichtung". wsg-fussball.at (in German). 22 January 2017.
  3. ^ Geiler, Christoph (2 June 2019). "Aufsteiger Wattens: Eine graue Maus mit Potenzial". kurier.at (in German).
  4. ^ "Der erste Austria-Gegner WSG Tirol im Porträt". Austria Wien (in German). 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Austria - D. Gugganig - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ "NEUER VERTEIDIGER" (in German). Wolfsberger AC. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ "WSG verpflichtet David Gugganig" [WSG signs David Gugganig] (in German). WSG Tirol. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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