What is Michael Konsel?
{{Football player infobox |playername=Michael Konsel |image=Michael Konsel.jpg |fullname=Michael Konsel | height = 1.85 m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|3|6|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Vienna]], Austria | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = 1968–1978 | youthclubs1 = Fortuna 05 | youthyears2 = 1978–1982 | youthclubs2 = Kritzendorf | years1 = 1982–1984 | clubs1 = [[First Vienna FC|First Vienna]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1984–1997 | clubs2 = [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]] | caps2 = 395 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1997–1999 | clubs3 = [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] | caps3 = 40 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1999–2000 | clubs4 = [[SSC Venezia|Venezia]] | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1985–1998 | nationalteam1 = [[Austria national football team|Austria]] | nationalcaps1 = 43 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }} '''Michael Konsel''' (born 6 March 1962) is a retired Austrian football player who played as [[goalkeeper]] in [[Austria]] and [[Italy]]. ==Career== He started as [[Defender (football)|defender]] for Fortuna 05 when he was six but at the age of nine he became goalkeeper, a position he played for the rest of his career. At the age of 16 he came to FC Kritzendorf where he became goalkeeper of the first team. His first professional team was [[First Vienna F.C. 1894|First Vienna FC]], then he want to [[SK Rapid Wien]]. For Rapid he played 395 matches in the league, 47 Cup matches and 42 international matches He played twice in the final of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]. After his successful time with Rapid he went to AS Roma in Italy's Serie A. The last year of his career he spent with SSC Venice. ==International== Michael Konsel played 43 matches in Austria's national team. He was member of Austria's team for the FIFA World Cup in 1990 and 1998. 1990 in Italy he was second goalkeeper but 1998 he was number 1 and played 3 matches. Although he played his first match in 1985 he did not because number one until ten years later. His last match was