Markus Berger

Markus Berger (born 21 January 1985 in Salzburg) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays for SV Grödig as a central defender.

Having started his professional career at SV Ried, Berger helped it promote to the Bundesliga in his first year, and played in 14 games as the club finished in a best-ever runner-up position in the 2006–07 season. Primeira Liga side Académica de Coimbra paid €300,000 for his services in July 2007; after going almost unnoticed throughout the campaign, he scored in his fifth match with the Students in a 3–0 away win against S.L. Benfica.

Berger was first-choice in his last two years with Académica, netting four league goals combined in the process. During January 2009, he went on a trial period with Hibernian from the Scottish Premier League, and his agent later claimed that a loan deal had been agreed between the clubs with Hibs having the option to buy the player at the end of the season for £500,000, but the move was not completed.

On 30 December 2011, after nearly 100 official appearances for Académica, Berger penned a three-year contract at Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa. At the start of March 2014, he left his team due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, going on to sign for Tippeligaen club IK Start late into that month. He made his debut on 6 April in a 3–1 home success over FK Haugesund, in which he also netted his first goal.

In June 2014, after only a few months in Norway, Berger moved to the Russian Premier League with FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. However, in January of the following year, he returned to Portugal after signing with Gil Vicente F.C. until the end of the season.

Berger agreed to a one-year deal with C.D. Tondela in early July 2015, after suffering team relegation.