Christian Fuchs
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Christian Fuchs (Austrian German: [ˈkrɪsti̯a(ː)n ˈfʊks]; born 7 April 1986) is an Austrian football manager and former player who is the manager of EFL League Two club Newport County. A left back, Fuchs was part of the Leicester City 2015–16 Premier League winning squad and captained the Austria national team at UEFA Euro 2016. He began his senior career as a teenager at Wiener Neustadt before signing his first professional contract at 17 with SV Mattersburg, challenging for the Austrian Football Bundesliga title and taking part in European competitions. In 2008, he left for Germany, signing for VfL Bochum. After a season on loan at Mainz 05, he signed for Schalke 04 in 2011, where he contested the UEFA Champions League but suffered a serious knee injury. In June 2015, he signed for Leicester, winning the Premier League in his first season at the club. After leaving Leicester in June 2021, he spent one season in the MLS with Charlotte FC, before retiring from professional football in January 2023. A full international from 2006 to 2016, Fuchs earned 78 caps for Austria. He represented the nation at the UEFA Euro 2008, and the UEFA Euro 2016, captaining them for the first time in 2010 and on a permanent basis from 2012, before retiring from international duty in 2016.
Career
- 1986Born
- 2002Joined 1. Wiener Neustädter SC
- 2002Joined Austria national under-17 association football team
- 2003Joined SV Mattersburg
- 2003Joined Austria national under-19 football team
- 2005Joined Austria national under-21 football team
- 2006Joined Austria men's national football team
- 2008Joined VfL Bochum
- 2010Joined 1. FSV Mainz 05
- 2011Joined Schalke 04
- 2015Joined Leicester City F.C.
- 2021Joined Charlotte FC
- 2021Joined Charlotte Independence
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Neunkirchen
- •Citizenship: Austria
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
Premier League winner blows bowler kiss after hitting six into river on cricket debut
Premier League winner, 40, takes two wickets and smashes six into a RIVER on cricket debut
Christian Fuchs: Former Leicester City defender smashes six into river on cricket debut
Premier League title winner in dramatic managerial exit just weeks after guiding side to sensational relegation escape
Newport County news: Christian Fuchs should stay with Exiles amid Leicester City links
Leicester City fan views: Christian Fuchs could be 'exciting and inspiring' option as boss
Newport County: The 110-minute game that may have rescued Christian Fuchs' Exiles
Newport County news: Christian Fuchs could be contender for Leicester City return
Newport manager Christian Fuchs: ‘I’m pretty stubborn. If I see potential, I’m doing it’
Christian Fuchs learned early that ‘dreams come true.’ Another begins at Charlotte FC
Christian Fuchs didn’t hold back his thoughts on Charlotte FC firing its coach
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