Katja Gürtler

Katja Gürtler
Personal information
Birth name Kaja Trödthandl
Date of birth (1989-05-18) 18 May 1989
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Team information
Current team
Neulengbach
Youth career
1995–2004 SC Mauerbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Neulengbach
2008–2012 Landhaus 22 (0)
2012–2013 Valencia
2013–2015 Landhaus
2015 Neulengbach
International career
2006– Austria 15 (0)
Managerial career
2022 Neulengbach
2022–2023 ÖFB Woman's Academy
2023– SK Rapid
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Katja Gürtler (born 18 May 1989 as Katja Trödthandl) in an Austrian former footballer playing as a midfielder and current head coach of SK Rapid Frauen. She previously played in the Spanish First Division for Valencia CF.[1] Prior to this she had a first spell in the ÖFB-Frauenliga with SV Neulengbach, whom she also represented in the European Cup,[2] and two spells with USC Landhaus. She made her debut for the Austrian national team in September 2006 against the Netherlands.[3]

In 2023 she was appointed the first head coach of the SK Rapid Frauen.[4]

References

  1. ^ Valencia signs Trödthandl and Wronski. weltfussball.de
  2. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  3. ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
  4. ^ "Gürtler erste Cheftrainerin der Rapid-Frauen". orf.at (in German). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2025.