Thomas Eder
Thomas Günther Eder (born 25 December 1980) is an Austrian football player who can be used both as a defensive midfielder as well as in central defense.
Career
Eder began his career at the Salzburger AK 1914, and moved from the youth team Nonntaler those in Austria Salzburg. There his development was steadily upward, and so the left-footer playing on the youth and amateur team finally into the professional squad of three times Austrian champion.
The defensive midfielder is known for his hard hitting long-range shots and was regarded as a great talent in Austrian football. In 2003, the young Salzburger convinced the former team boss Hans Krankl of his skill and celebrated on 7 June 2003 at the embarrassing 0-1 defeat in the European Championship qualifiers against Moldova in Tiraspol his debut in the national team.
In subsequent years, however, Eder was always less on the grid of the first team and in 2005 was finally awarded for one year at the SV Ried to play matches. In June 2006, Thomas Eder extended his contract with the SV Ried for one year with an option for another year. In the season 2006/07 brought Eder on 27 missions and scored a goal, but could not really prevail in the team and moves to the next season (2007/ 08) to FC Wacker Innsbruck, where he signed a contract for two years.
But even in Innsbruck not make the midfielder made it into the starting eleven, in 18 games for the Tyrolean he scored two goals. His contract was terminated on 17 January 2008 by mutual agreement. Eder then returned to his native Salzburg and in the regional category. He moved to SV Grödig in the Regional League West and fights there at the rise of the club in the premier league, which he also managed in 2008. In January 2009 his contract with Grödig was dissolved.