Arnold Wetl (born 2 February 1970 in Eibiswald) is a retired Austrian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Arnold Wetl
Personal information
Full name Arnold Wetl
Date of birth (1970-02-02) 2 February 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Eibiswald, Austria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1996 Sturm Graz 160 (41)
1996–1997 FC Porto 11 (1)
1997–2001 Rapid Wien 96 (9)
2001–2004 Sturm Graz 69 (3)
2004–2006 FC Gratkorn 48 (7)
International career
1991–1999 Austria 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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During his career he played for Sturm Graz, with whom he won 4 domestic cup titles, FC Porto, Rapid Wien and FC Gratkorn.

International career

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Wetl made his debut for Austria in an April 1991 friendly match against Norway and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[1] He earned 21 caps, scoring 4 goals. His final international match was the embarrassing 0–9 defeat by Spain in a European Championship qualification match in March 1999.

International goals

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Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.[2][3]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 May 1991 Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria   Faroe Islands 3–0 3–0 Euro 1992 qualifier
2. 15 November 1995 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland   Northern Ireland 3–5 3–5 Euro 1996 qualifier
3. 29 May 1996 Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria   Czech Republic 1–0 1–0 Friendly match
4. 27 May 1998 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria   Tunisia 2–0 2–1 Friendly match

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  2. ^ "Match log for Arnold Wetl". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Freundschaft 1998 » Mai » Österreich - Tunesien 2:1" (in German). weltfussball.at. Retrieved 7 July 2023.