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- Height / Weight: 6-5 / 209
- Age: 31 (05/02/1981)
- Pronunciation: G'SHPOOR-ning
- Experience: 1 Year
- Hometown: Graz, Austria
- How Acquired: Signed by the Sounders FC as a free agent on December 7, 2011
- Previous Clubs: Xanthi (Greece, 2007-11) , DSV Leoben (2001-04), ASKO Pasching (2004-06)
2007-2011: Played for Skoda Xanthi of Super League Greece. He made 89 appearances, including a career-high 29 in 2009-10 and 26 in 2008-09. Named Super League All-Star in 09-10 and 08-09. Career-high 16 shutouts in 08-09. He holds the Super League record with eight consecutive road shutouts.
2004-2006: Made seven appearances (five in 04-05, two in 05-06) for ASKO Pasching of the Austrian Bundesliga. He mainly served as the backup keeper, but played in some UEFA Cup matches.
2001-2004: Played for DSV Leoben of the Austrian Regional League Central, making 52 appearances. He was voted by coaches as the league’s best goalkeeper in 2003-04.
2000-2001: After beginning in their youth ranks, was promoted to the first team of FK Austria Wien, the country’s most successful professional team, but never made an official appearance.
International Experience
Capped three times by Austrian National Team. After making his international debut for Austria against Turkey in a 2008 friendly, Gspurning then started two World Cup qualifiers the following year, a 2-1 win over Romania and a 1-nil loss to eventual group winners Serbia. He also had some call-ups to the U-21 Austrian National Team.
Born in Graz, Austria. Married with one child. Speaks German, English, and Greek.
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- Preview: vs Galaxy
- Interview: Michael Gspurning at Fire
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- Save: Gspurning with the one handed save
- Washington's Lottery Man of the Match
- Interview: Michael Gspurning
- Save: Gspurning pushes one over the bar
- Training Report: A Positive Session
- Highlights: vs Toronto FC
- Match Preview: vs Toronto FC
- Match Recap: vs Santos Laguna
- Match Recap: vs Jaguares
- Back in the Big House
- 1 V 1: Michael Gspurning
- Sounders FC Back to Work
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- Chris Henderson & Michael Gspurning
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More Videos
- Preview: vs Galaxy
- Interview: Michael Gspurning at Fire
- Training Report: Back in a Rhythm
- Interview: Michael Gspurning
- Interview: Michael Gspurning
- Save: Gspurning with the one handed save
- Washington's Lottery Man of the Match
- Interview: Michael Gspurning
- Save: Gspurning pushes one over the bar
- Training Report: A Positive Session
- Highlights: vs Toronto FC
- Match Preview: vs Toronto FC
- Match Recap: vs Santos Laguna
- Match Recap: vs Jaguares
- Back in the Big House
- 1 V 1: Michael Gspurning
- Sounders FC Back to Work

