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Kienast wins Hickersberger vote

Striker Roman Kienast has beaten off stiff competition to win a place in Austria's 23-man squad for UEFA EURO 2008™ after Josef Hickersberger revealed his final selection.

Originally Posted by uefa.com

Stiff competition

The 24-year-old, who plays his club football in Norway with Ham-Kam Fotball, pipped fellow forwards Stefan Maierhofer of SK Rapid Wien, FK Austria Wien's Sanel Kuljic and Marc Janko of FC Salzburg to secure the final available place in the co-hosts' squad, which also includes Ivica Vastic. The 38-year-old ended almost three years in the international wilderness when he returned for Tuesday's 1-1 friendly draw against Nigeria.


Austria squad


Goalkeepers: Alexander Manninger (AC Siena), Jürgen Macho (AEK Athens FC), Ramazan Öczan (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim).


Defenders: György Garics (SSC Napoli), Ronald Gercaliu (FK Austria Wien), Martin Hiden (SK Austria Kärnten), Markus Katzer (SK Rapid Wien), Jürgen Patocka (SK Rapid Wien), Emanuel Pogatetz (Middlesbrough FC), Sebastian Prödl (SK Sturm Graz), Martin Stranzl (FC Spartak Moskva).


Midfielders: René Aufhauser (FC Salzburg), Christian Fuchs (SV Mattersburg), Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), Andreas Ivanschitz (Panathinaikos FC), Ümit Korkmaz (SK Rapid Wien), Christoph Leitgeb (FC Salzburg), Jürgen Säumel (SK Sturm Graz), Joachim Standfest (FK Austria Wien), Ivica Vastic (LASK Linz).


Forwards: Erwin Hoffer (SK Rapid Wien), Roman Kienast (Ham-Kam Fotball), Roland Linz (SC Braga).

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