The 2012–13 FC Red Bull Salzburg season was the 80th season in club history. Red Bull Salzburg finished the season in 2nd place, 5 points behind champions Austria Wien. In the Austrian Cup, Salzburg reached the semifinals where they were defeated by Pasching, whilst in the UEFA Champions League, Salzburg were knocked out on the Away goals rule by F91 Dudelange in the Second Qualifying Round.
Review and events On 15 June 2012, Ricardo Moniz resigned as manager of Red Bull Salzburg. Piet Hamberg was the caretaker manager while the club searched for a new head coach. The new manager is Roger Schmidt. Ralf Rangnick was hired as Sporting Director. Leonardo was released by the club after he criticized Stefan Maierhofer in an interview.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Eddie Gustafsson GK Lyn Oslo 2009 20 Thomas Dähne GK Academy 2012 1 0 33 Alexander Walke GK Hansa Rostock 2010 Defenders 5 Christopher Dibon DF Admira Wacker 2012 7 0 6 Christian Schwegler DF Young Boys 2009 8 Florian Klein DF Austria Wien 2012 25 0 15 Franz Schiemer DF Austria Wien 2009 17 Andreas Ulmer DF SV Ried 2009 23 Ibrahim Sekagya DF Arsenal de Sarandí 2009 25 André Ramalho DF Academy 2012 0 0 29 Rodnei DF 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2012 2015 18 0 36 Martin Hinteregger DF Academy 2010 39 Georg Teigl DF Academy 2009 45 Isaac Vorsah DF TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2012 2015 18 1 Midfielders 13 Stefan Ilsanker MF SV Mattersburg 2012 31 0 14 Valon Berisha MF Viking 2012 33 6 18 Dušan Švento MF Slavia Prague 2009 22 Stefan Hierländer MF Austria Kärnten 2010 24 Christoph Leitgeb MF Sturm Graz 2007 37 Valentino Lazaro MF Academy 2012 5 0 38 Stefan Savić MF Academy 2010 44 Kevin Kampl MF VfR Aalen 2012 27 4 Forwards 16 Håvard Nielsen FW Vålerenga 2012 28 4 26 Jonathan Soriano FW Barcelona B 2012 53 34 27 Alan FW Fluminense 2010 57 32 31 Bright Edomwonyi FW Westerlo 2012 1 0 40 Sadio Mané FW Metz 2012 29 19 Out on loan 3 Douglas da Silva DF Hapoel Tel Aviv 2011 18 2 7 Jakob Jantscher MF Sturm Graz 2010 10 Cristiano MF Metropolitano 2012 28 Zymer Bytyqi MF Sandnes Ulf 2013 0 0 34 Yusuf Otubanjo FW Atlético Madrid C 2012 1 0 43 Joaquín Boghossian FW Cerro 2010 Christoph Martschinko DF Academy 2012 0 0 Marco Meilinger MF Academy 2011 Daniel Offenbacher MF Academy 2010 Alexander Aschauer FW Academy 2009 Left during the season 4 David Mendes da Silva MF AZ Alkmaar 2010 9 Stefan Maierhofer FW Wolverhampton Wanderers 2011 11 Gonzalo Zárate FW Grasshoppers 2010 21 Rasmus Lindgren MF AFC Ajax 2011 36 Leonardo MF NAC Breda 2012
Out on loan
Left during the season
Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1 July 2012DFChristopher DibonAdmira Wacker 1 July 2012DFFlorian KleinAustria Wien 1 July 2012MFStefan IlsankerSV Mattersburg 1 July 2012MFLeonardoNAC Breda 26 July 2012MFValon BerishaVikingUndisclosed26 July 2012FWHåvard NielsenVålerengaUndisclosed23 August 2012MFZymer BytyqiSandnes UlfUndisclosed28 August 2012FWBright EdomwonyiWesterloUndisclosed31 August 2012DFRodnei1. FC KaiserslauternUndisclosed31 August 2012DFIsaac VorsahTSG 1899 HoffenheimUndisclosed31 August 2012MFKevin KamplVfR AalenUndisclosed31 August 2012FWSadio ManéMetzUndisclosed23 November 2012FWYusuf OtubanjoAtlético Madrid C Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 January 2013.
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.30 August 2012FWGonzalo ZárateYoung BoysUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.31 August 2011MFMarco MeilingerSV Ried 1 July 2012FWAlexander AschauerWacker Burghausen 1 July 2012MFDaniel OffenbacherWiener Neustadt 30 August 2012DFChristoph MartschinkoWiener Neustadt30 January 20146 September 2012MFJakob JantscherDynamo MoscowEnd of Season1 January 2013MFCristianoTochigi7 January 20143 January 2013DFDouglas da SilvaFigueirense31 December 201321 January 2013FWYusuf OtubanjoPasching30 Jun3 201425 January 2013FWJoaquín BoghossianCercle Brugge 9 March 2013MFZymer BytyqiSandnes Ulf31 December 2014
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date26 September 2012MFRasmus LindgrenGroningen30 November 2012 30 October 2012MFLeonardoFerencvárosi17 July 20149 January 2013FWStefan Maierhofer1. FC Köln1 January 201314 February 2013MFDavid Mendes da SilvaPanathinaikos4 July 201331 May 2013DFIbrahim SekagyaNew York Red Bulls11 July 201330 June 2013MFDaniel OffenbacherSturm Graz1 July 201330 June 2013MFStefan SavićLiefering1 January 201430 June 2013FWAlexander AschauerFirst Vienna2 September 2013
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Austrian Cup
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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|colspan="14"|Players who left Red Bull Salzburg during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameBundesligaAustrian CupUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 FW26Jonathan Soriano263032 FW40Sadio Mané163033 FW27Alan Carvalho1100114 MF14Valon Berisha6006DF39Georg Teigl51066 DF15Franz Schiemer4004MF24Christoph Leitgeb4004MF44Kevin Kampl4004FW16Håvard Nielsen3104 Own goal310411DF36Martin Hinteregger201312DF23Ibrahim Sekagya1102FW9 Stefan Maierhofer1102MF7 Jakob Jantscher1012FW11Gonzalo Zárate1012MF10Cristiano011217MF18Dušan Švento1001MF22Stefan Hierländer1001DF45Isaac Vorsah1001TOTALS911240
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameBundesligaAustrian CupUEFA Champions LeagueTotal1 GK33Alexander Walke101012 GK1 Eddie Gustafsson11023 GK20Thomas Dähne1001TOTALS122014
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameBundesligaAustrian CupUEFA Champions LeagueTotal5 DFChristopher Dibon100000106 DFChristian Schwegler300010407 MFJakob Jantscher200010308 DFFlorian Klein2000002013MFStefan Ilsanker8100008114MFValon Berisha1000001015DFFranz Schiemer90100010017DFAndreas Ulmer3000003018MFDušan Švento1000001022MFStefan Hierländer1000001023DFIbrahim Sekagya1000001024MFChristoph Leitgeb1000001026FWJonathan Soriano1000213127FWAlan Carvalho2000002029DFRodnei5000005033GKAlexander Walke1000001036MFMartin Hinteregger7000108037MFValentino Lazaro2000002039DFGeorg Teigl1000001040FWSadio Mané8110009144MFKevin Kampl7020009045DFIsaac Vorsah42000042Players away on loan:Players who left Red Bull Salzburg during the season:4 MFDavid Mendes da Silva1010103011FWGonzalo Zárate01001011TOTALS7255071846
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