Dominique Taboga (born 6 November 1982) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender, before his arrest in a match-fixing scandal.[1]
.jpg) Taboga with Kapfenberger SV | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–2001 | St. Pölten | ||
| 1992–2002 | ASV Spratzern | ||
| 1997 | → Admira Wacker (Loan) | ||
| 1997–2000 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 2001–2002 | Kremser SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | DSV Leoben | 61 | (4) |
| 2006–2009 | Kapfenberger SV | 84 | (10) |
| 2009–2011 | Tromsø IL | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Kapfenberger SV (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Kapfenberger SV | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Grödig | 15 | (1) |
| Total | 217 | (16) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editEarly years
editTaboga was born in Vienna, Austria. He started his career at St. Pölten's youth team in 1991. After only one year, he moved to ASV Spratzern. In January 1997 he went on loan to Admira Wacker before returning in June 1997. He went on to play for Rapid Wien and Kremser SC.
Professional career
editIn 2002, he moved to DSV Leoben. He made his senior debut on 25 July 2003 in an Austrian Football First League 1–0 win. He scored his first senior goal against Wacker Innsbruck on 13 September 2003.
After over four years in Leoben, he moved to Kapfenberger SV. In the 2007–08 season, won the Austrian Football First League. He made his debut in the Austrian Football Bundesliga 1–0 win against LASK Linz on 9 July 2008.
In 2009, he moved to Norwegian side Tromsø IL on a three-year contract.
Match fixing
editIn November 2013, Taboga claimed he was blackmailed by former Kapfenberger teammate Sanel Kuljić to fix matches forcing Kuljić to be taken into police custody. A few days later, Taboga admitted that he tried to convince four other players to manipulate a match during the 2012–13 season.[2] He was eventually banned for life from playing, refereeing, and working as club official or player agent.[3]
Honours
edit- Austrian second tier: 2007–08
References
edit- ^ Austria’s Bundesliga hit by match-fixing as police swoop on suspects, Andrew Warshaw, Inside World Football, 29 Nov 2013
- ^ Grödig-Spieler Taboga erpresst: Sanel Kuljic bleibt in Haft - Salzbuger nachrichten (in German)
- ^ "Wettskandal: Lebenslange Sperre für Taboga". Österreich (in German). 19 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.