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Biography
Franz "Franky" Schiemer (born 21 March 1986, in Haag am Hausruck, Upper Austria) is a former Austrian footballer who played as a defender for FC Red Bull Salzburg of the T-Mobile Bundesliga in Austria. After his retirement as footballer he became assistance coach to Thomas Zeidler with the second tier club FC Liefering.
Club career
He started his career in his hometown Taufkirchen an der Pram as striker. Schiemer came through the youth ranks at SV Ried to make his professional debut in the 2003/2004 season at just 17 years of age. The same year he was 3rd in the U17-European Championship. In 2005, he joined Austria Wien. On 9 April 2009 FC Red Bull Salzburg has for the season 2009/2010 Schiemer from league rivals FK Austria Wien required, the 23-year-old Austrian national team player signed with the Red Bulls a contract until 30 June 2012.
He won the Austrian Football Bundesliga two times, once with Austria Wien (2006) and once with FC Red Bull Salzburg (2010).
On 1 January 2015, Schiemer announced his retirement from football after an injury plagued careerand became assistance coach with FC Liefering.
International career
He made his debut for Austria in October 2007 against Switzerland but was overlooked for the EURO 2008 squad. He has earned 18 caps and 4 goals scored (on 1 August 2008).
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September 2009 | Bukarest |  Romania | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 3 March 2010 | Vienna |  Denmark | 1-0 | 2-1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 12 October 2010 | Brussels |  Belgium | 1-1 | 4-4 | Uefa Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 4 | 12 October 2010 | Brussels | Belgium | 2-3 | 4-4 | Uefa Euro 2012 qualifying |
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (4):
- 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014
- Austrian Cup (4):
- 2007,2009, 2012, 2014
- U17-European Championship 2003
- 3rd