Austria captain Emanuel Pogatetz will return to the national side
for next week's friendly against Denmark after 11 months out due to
injury.
The Middlesbrough defender has been included in the 23-man
squad announced Wednesday by coach Dietmar Constantini.
Four regulars were missing from the squad - defenders Gyorgy
Garics and Sebastian Proedl, and strikers Erwin Hoffer and Stefan
Maierhofer - while Wiener Neustadt midfielders Mario Reiter and
Patrick Wolf got their first call-up.
Austria plays World Cup contender Denmark in Vienna on March
3.
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Austria squad:
Goalkeepers: Christian Gratzei (Sturm Graz), Jurgen Macho
(LASK), Helge Payer (Rapid Vienna).
Defenders: Ekrem Dag (Besiktas), Aleksandar Dragovic (Austria
Vienna), Christian Fuchs (Bochum), Emanuel Pogatetz
(Middlesbrough), Paul Scharner (Wigan Athletic), Franz Schiemer
(Red Bull Salzburg).
Midfielders: David Alaba (Bayern Munich), Julian
Baumgartlinger (Austria Vienna), Christopher Drazan (Rapid Vienna),
Andreas Hoelzl (Sturm Graz), Jakob Jantscher (Sturm Graz), Veli
Kavlak (Rapid Vienna), Christoph Leitgeb (Red Bull Salzburg), Mario
Reiter (Wiener Neustadt), Christopher Trimmel (Rapid Vienna),
Andreas Ulmer (Red Bull Salzburg), Patrick Wolf (Wiener Neustadt).
Forwards: Daniel Beichler (Sturm Graz), Marc Janko (Red Bull
Salzburg), Roman Wallner (Red Bull Salzburg).
