Markus Berger

Berger was born in Salzburg. He started his professional career at SV Ried, helping to promotion to the Bundesliga in his first year, and played 14 games as the team finished a best-ever runner-up in 2006–07. Primeira Liga side Académica de Coimbra signed him in July 2007, as a free agent; after going almost unnoticed throughout the season, he scored in his fifth match with the Students in a 3–0 away win against S.L. Benfica. Berger was first choice in his last two years with Académica, totalling four league goals in the process. In January 2009, he went on a trial period with Hibernian from the Scottish Premier League, and his agent later claimed that a loan deal had been agreed between the clubs with Hibs having the option to buy the player at the end of the campaign for £500,000, but the move was not completed. On 30 December 2011, after nearly 100 official appearances for Académica, Berger penned a three-year contract at Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa. At the start of March 2014, he left his team due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, going on to sign for Tippeligaen club IK Start later that month. He made his debut on 6 April in a 3–1 home victory over FK Haugesund, in which he also scored his first goal. In June 2014, after only a few months in Norway, Berger moved to the Russian Premier League with FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. However, in January of the following year, he returned to Portugal by signing with Gil Vicente F.C.…

Berger retired on 15 June 2020 aged 35, his last club being Salzburger AK 1914. He planned to stay connected to the sport as a manager. In June 2024, Berger was appointed head coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg's under-12 squad.

Berger's older brother, Hans-Peter, was also a footballer.

Ried

Erste Liga: 2004–05 Académica

Taça de Portugal: 2011–12 Chornomorets

Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2012–13 Ukrainian Super Cup runner-up: 2013 SAK 1914

Regionalliga Salzburg: 2019–20 Salzburger Liga: 2018–19