In 1996, aged 32, he finally moved abroad, joining Germany's VfB Stuttgart, and being essential as the club reached the final of the 1997–98 Cup Winner's Cup, lost 1–0 to Chelsea FC.[1] Subsequently, he returned to his first club, retiring a few years later with amateurs SC Untersiebenbrunn.
Incident at Ajax–Austria Wien
On 27 September 1989, Wohlfahrt made the sports headlines when he was hit and injured by a bar, thrown by a home supporter at an Ajax–Austria Wien UEFA Cup match. Ajax subsequently was banned from European competition for a year.[2]
In total, Wohlfahrt earned 59 caps,[5] his final international being in November 2001, a 2002 World Cup qualification match against Turkey, which Austria lost 5–0. He also has the unfortunate distinction of having netted nine goals in a single match, a 9–0 loss to Spain at Valencia's Mestalla Stadium on 27 March 1999.
Coaching and managerial career
In July 2006, Wohlfahrt began a coaching career, training goalkeepers at SK Schwadorf 1936, VfB Admira Wacker Mödling, and the national team. In 2008, he had his first head coach experience, with ASV Baden.
He has been goalkeeping coach for Austria national team.[6] On 9 January 2015, it was announced that Wohlfahrt would become the next Sporting Director of Austria Wien.[6]
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