Gerd Wimmer


Gerd Wimmer is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Wimmer was born in Laa an der Thaya, Lower Austria. His first club was his hometown club SV Laa an der Thaya. His first professional club was Admira Wacker, moving to Sturm Graz in 1995 and rejoining Admira later that year at the start of the 1995–1996 season. In 1997, he joined Vienna club Rapid Wien for whom he played three seasons, before moving abroad to play for German sides Eintracht Frankfurt, Hansa Rostock and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.
In 2005, he returned to Austria to play for VfB Admira Wacker Mödling and a year later he signed for Austria Wien. On April 18, 2006 he received a record ban of 12 matches after attacking Wacker Tirol assistant manager Klaus Vogler after a match.

International career

Wimmer made his debut for Austria in an August 1999 friendly match against Sweden in Malmö and earned 5 caps, no goals scored. His final international was a September 2002 European Championship qualification match against Moldova.

Career statistics

International