Ernst Ogris


Ernst Ogris was an Austrian football player.

Club career

Ogris started his career at Austria Wien, but left them for St. Pölten in 1988. A crowd favorite there, Ernstl scored 18 goals in 64 games for them then joined Admira/Wacker with whom he lost the 1992 Austrian Cup Final. He had his most successful period with Admira and had a season in the German Zweite Bundesliga with Hertha BSC.
After another short stint at Admira, Ogris played at several lower league sides.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a June 1991 European Championship qualifier against Denmark in which he immediately scored a goal. It proved to be his sole international match.

Personal life

He was the younger brother of Andreas Ogris.

Death

In March 2017 Ogris was struck by a viral infection which affected his kidney, liver, heart and brain. He was artificially put in a coma KFJ-Krankenhaus and died there on 29 March.