# Roland Putsche

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{{Short description|Austrian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| fullname    = Roland Putsche
| image       = Roland Putsche Headshot.png
| caption     = Putsche with [Cape Town City](/source/Cape_Town_City_F.C._(2016)) in 2016
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|3|21}}
| birth_place = [Klagenfurt](/source/Klagenfurt), Austria
| height      = 1.82 m
| position    = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub = ATUS Velden (player-assistent)
| clubnumber  = 5
| youthyears1 = 1997–2001
| youthclubs1 = SV Haimburg <!-- https://www.oefb.at/Profile/Spieler/242620?Roland-Putsche -->
| youthyears2 = 2001–2005
| youthclubs2 = SV Raika Griffen
| youthyears3 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs3 = [FC Kärnten](/source/FC_K%C3%A4rnten)
| youthyears4 = 2005–2007
| youthclubs4 = [FC Kärnten](/source/FC_K%C3%A4rnten)
| youthyears5 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs5 = [Austria Kärnten](/source/SK_Austria_K%C3%A4rnten)
| years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = [Austria Kärnten](/source/SK_Austria_K%C3%A4rnten)        | caps1 = 1   | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2010–2016 | clubs2 = [Wolfsberger AC](/source/Wolfsberger_AC)                            | caps2 = 118 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2016–2020 | clubs3 = [Cape Town City](/source/Cape_Town_City_F.C._(2016)) | caps3 = 92  | goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2021–     | clubs4 = ATUS Velden                                   | caps4 =     | goals4 = 
| club-update = 
| manageryears1 = 2021–
| managerclubs1 = ATUS Velden (player-assistent)
}}

'''Roland Putsche''' (born 21 March 1991) is an Austrian professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a central [midfielder](/source/midfielder) for ATUS Velden.

==Club career==

===SK Austria Kärnten===
Putsche began his professional career at [SK Austria Kärnten](/source/SK_Austria_K%C3%A4rnten) in the [Austrian Bundesliga](/source/Austrian_Bundesliga) at just 18 years old. He played in the 2009–10 season before moving to fellow Austrian side Wolfsberger AC.

===Wolfsberger AC===
Putsche started playing at Wolfsberger AC in the 2010–11 season - at the time they were in the [Austrian Football First League](/source/Austrian_Football_First_League). The following 2011–12 season he helped his team secure promotion to the [Austrian Bundesliga](/source/Austrian_Bundesliga). Thereafter he played with Wolfsberg in the Bundesliga for four more seasons. He was an integral part of the team, making 118 appearances and scoring 6 goals.

===Cape Town City===
On 20 July 2016, Putsche joined South African Premier Soccer League outfit, [Cape Town City](/source/Cape_Town_City_F.C._(2016)).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football.com/en/lebogang-manyama/ |title=Lebogang Manyama - Football.com |accessdate=22 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231223/https://www.football.com/en/lebogang-manyama/ |archivedate=3 March 2016 }}</ref>
Putsche plays as an anchor midfielder for the Cape Town side. He netted his first goal for the club in a 4–1 [Telkom Knockout](/source/Telkom_Knockout) semi-final victory over [Free State Stars](/source/Free_State_Stars). Putsche went on to win the Telkom Knockout with Cape Town City in the [2016](/source/2016_Telkom_Knockout), his first season at the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2016/12/10/Cape-Town-City-down-SuperSport-to-win-Telkom-Knockout-final|title = TimesLIVE}}</ref>

Putsche departed the club on 9 June 2020, returning to Europe.

===ATUS Velden===
In May 2021 it was confirmed, that Putsche had returned to Austrian football, signing with ATUS Velden, where he would both act as a player and assistant coach.<ref>[https://www.ligaportal.at/ktn/1-klasse/1-klasse-b/49373-transferbombe-roland-putsche-zu-velden Transferbombe: Roland Putsche zu Velden!], ligaportal.at, 9 May 2021</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerway|135665}}

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Category:1991 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Klagenfurt
Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:South African Premier Division players
Category:SK Austria Kärnten players
Category:Wolfsberger AC players
Category:Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players
Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Category:21st-century Austrian sportsmen

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