Schöpf returns to Austria: Wolfsberger AC is strengthening!

Schöpf returns to Austria: Wolfsberger AC is strengthening!

Wolfsberg, Österreich - The Wolfsberger AC has announced a spectacular reinforcement for the current season today. As the Lavanttalers officially announced, former ÖFB team player Alessandro Schöpf returns to Austria and joins the club. The 30-year-old midfielder will now support the "wolves". Before his return, Schöpf most recently played in the Major League Soccer (MLS) for the Vancouver Whitecaps, where his contract was not extended last year, so that he has been united since the beginning of January. Now he is presented at 12:00 p.m. as part of a press conference, an event that already causes a lot of excitement because he is the only goal scorer in Austria at the European Championship 2016

The native Tyrolean and versatile players played intensively in various leagues in his career, including the German Bundesliga and the MLS. In 143 missions in the Bundesliga, he scored 40 goals and was able to look back on 32 missions for the Austrian national team. Schöpf explained his return to Austria with the words: "I feel ready to support the team and maybe reach an international starting place." His family life also played a role in the decision to get back home, while the financial framework conditions were rather irrelevant to him. Head coach Dietmar Kühbauer was enthusiastic about the return of Schöpf, who brings “a huge international experience” and can significantly strengthen the team.

new additions to the wolves

In addition to Schöpf, Anderson Niangbo also becomes part of the Wolfsberg squad. The 25-year-old Ivorer was previously without a club after playing for Konyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. From 2019 to 2020 he was loaned to the WAC and is now being firmly committed. Nangbo also has a lot of experience after he was active for Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz in the past. These two obligations clearly show that the WAC has serious ambitions to build on the upper places of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga this season, as already laola1.at reported. In addition, Schöpf can look back on his comprehensive career in the Bundesliga, in which he played at FC Schalke 04 and 1. FC Nürnberg, which further increases his qualities in the eyes of the fans and those responsible, such as