Red Bull Salzburg is one of the strongestAustrian clubs today. It acquired its present appearance only ten years ago, when it was bought by the company “Red Bull”. However, even before this, in the history of the team there were their successes and achievements. In this article, you will learn what the Red Bull Salzburg Club has achieved during its existence.
Club history
Red Bull Salzburg was founded in 1933, butthen it was called only "Salzburg". Since then, the name of the club has changed far more than once, but the longest time it was called “Austriya” - the owners returned to this name three times in the entire history. And this is exactly how this club was called in 2005, when it was bought out by the Red Bull corporation and renamed Red Bull Salzburg. Then a full rebranding of the club was carried out, impressive finances were infused, which made it much more competitive and returned its former glory.
Successes
Red Bull Salzburg is a football club thatfor all the time of its existence, managed to achieve a lot. In the fifties, he first broke into the big leagues, was able to stay there and fought well for the next decades. For the first time the club was able to win the Austrian Championship in 1994 - that year became legendary for the players, as they were able to climb the highest in the European tournament. Salzburg retained the largest clubs in Europe and reached the UEFA Cup final, where it lost to Inter Milan. It was the biggest achievement of the team in the international arena - after that the Austrians could only reach the 1/8 of the Europa League in 2014. But if you go back to the local arena, there the club was extremely successful. He won three championships in a row, including the first in the history of the club. But then there was a serious recession, and until the Red Bull appeared on the scene, the team could not win anything. However, as soon as funding appeared, Salzburg began to play with new colors. Already in 2007, the Austrians again became champions of the country and repeated this success six times more, with the last three times in a row. In addition, from 2012 to 2016, Salzburg won four Austrian Cups, and today it is considered one of the strongest, if not the most venerable, Austrian club.
Record holders
Больше всего матчей за клуб провел австрийский defender Thomas Winklhofer, who spoke for Salzburg from 1992 to 2001 and from 2002 to 2007, that is, almost his entire career. During this time, he spent 429 matches - an incredible figure, since his closest pursuer, Hermann Stadler, has only 360 games on the account. If we talk about those players who are currently defending the colors of the club, the champions are Christoph Leitgeb and Andreas Ulmer - they played 289 and 285 matches for the team, respectively. As for the goals scored, the current striker Jonathan Soriano, who in 197 matches managed to score 170 goals, is the undisputed record holder.
Record transfers
Red Bull Salzburg - football club, transferswhich after 2005 were exceptionally outstanding for the level of the Austrian League. A record amount (six million euros) was spent in the summer of 2016 on the acquisition of Israeli striker Munas Dabbur. It is also worth noting the transfer of Sadio Mane in 2012 - the 20-year-old Senegalese was unknown to anyone, but the scouts managed to see a rising star in it. And now he is one of the key players of one of the strongest clubs in England - Liverpool. Actually, it was Manet’s transfer to Liverpool, along with the transfer of Nabi Keita to another club belonging to the concern, Red Bull Leipzig, became a record one. In both cases, fifteen million euros were paid for the players.
