Andreas Ulmer (; born 30 October 1985) is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who plays as a defender. He is the former captain of Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, where he played for sixteen seasons and won 22 trophies, and also represented the Austria national team. Ulmer currently works as an assistant coach for 2. Liga club FC Liefering and the Austria national under-15 team.
Club career Born in Linz, Ulmer joined the Frank Stronach Akademie to make his professional debut for Austria Wien in the 2004–2005 season. In summer 2008, he joined SV Ried. On 28 January 2009, it was announced that Ulmer was transferred to Red Bull Salzburg with immediate effect. During the 2017–18 season, Salzburg had their best ever European campaign. They finished top of their Europa League group, for a record fourth time, before beating Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund thus making their first ever appearance in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals. On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals against Marseille, as his side played out a 1–2 away win but a 3–2 aggregate loss as the side failed to secure a place in the 2018 Europa League final.
Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, Ulmer departed Salzburg at the age of 38, having made 582 appearances for the club across sixteen seasons, during which time he won thirteen league titles and nine Austrian Cups.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueAustrian CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAustria Wien II2004–05Austrian Regionalliga East25210—2622005–06Austrian First League18020—2002006–07Austrian First League20100—2012007–08Austrian First League320——320Total95330—983Austria Wien2004–05Austrian Bundesliga100000102006–07Austrian Bundesliga20001030Total30001040SV Ried2008–09Austrian Bundesliga22130—251Red Bull Salzburg2008–09Austrian Bundesliga15000001502009–10Austrian Bundesliga360301305202010–11Austrian Bundesliga9000311212011–12Austrian Bundesliga20150703212012–13Austrian Bundesliga26050203302013–14Austrian Bundesliga302501204722014–15Austrian Bundesliga21221903232015–16Austrian Bundesliga34161414432016–17Austrian Bundesliga304201104342017–18Austrian Bundesliga263302014942018–19Austrian Bundesliga280501404702019–20Austrian Bundesliga29250824242020–21Austrian Bundesliga300401004402021–22Austrian Bundesliga271301004012022–23Austrian Bundesliga21030803202023–24Austrian Bundesliga1302030180Total39516532134558223Career total51520592135570927
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria200920201410201710201850201980202040202190202210202310Total320
Honours Austria Wien Austrian Bundesliga: 2005–06
Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Austrian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Individual Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Year: 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
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