Paul Scharner

Paul Scharner is the kind of tactically flexible footballer I genuinely value. A 191 cm Austrian from sleepy Scheibbs, he could plug a hole at center-back or drop into midfield without complaint, and that versatility makes a squad better in ways stat sheets rarely capture. His career arc, from Austria Wien and Salzburg to Norway's Brann and on to England, shows a man unafraid to uproot himself for a bigger stage. The fact he still maintains a personal website hints at a thoughtful, self-directed character. I respect the journeyman who builds a long career on adaptability rather than hype.

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Name (English)

Paul Scharner

Name (Japanese)

パウル・シャルナー

Reading

ぱうる・しゃるなー

Born

March 11, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Scheibbs, Lower Austria, Austria

Height

191 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

• Official sitehttp://www.paulscharner.at
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Scharner
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q247693

Tags

• Lower Austria
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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