Marc Janko

He is the son of Eva Janko, who won a bronze medal in the women's Javelin event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Janko began his career at Admira Wacker in Mödling, Lower Austria.

After successful years, he joined Red Bull Salzburg.

Marc Janko (born 25 June 1983) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

His 25 goals in less than half a season, surpassed previous record-holder Oliver Bierhoff, who scored 23 during the 1990–91 season.

Janko continued his scoring streak with a four-goal performance against league rival Altach.

He was one of the most important players for the team, and in the end of the 2004–05 season, he scored 11 goals in 10 matches.

Janko began the 2008–09 season scoring five goals in the first two matches.

On 16 November 2008, he became the all-time club leader for goals scored in one season for Salzburg.

On 6 December 2008, he surpassed Toni Polster as the all-time half-season scoring champion by scoring 30 goals in 20 matches.

Janko scored five hat tricks in the league during the season, including a four-goal performance after coming on as a second-half substitute against SCR Altach in a 4–3 victory.

In total, he scored 39 goals (plus 9 assists) in 34 matches as Red Bull Salzburg won the league.

Due to his 39 goals scored in the 2008–09 season, he became the topscorer in all European leagues during the year.

His success caught the attention of several English Premier League clubs and Celtic.

Janko was a successful goal-scorer, particularly during his time at Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored 75 league goals in 108 matches, including 39 goals in 35 matches in the 2009–10 season.

However, he signed a new contract with Red Bull on 30 January 2009, which would have kept him in Salzburg until June 2013.

Though there were rumors and speculation that Janko would sign with a different club, he stayed with the Red Bulls.

In 21 matches that season, Janko scored 12 goals which currently put him in second place in the Bundesliga behind teammate Roman Wallner.

His best performances were a four-goal effort against FC Kärnten on 4 October, and a pair of goals scored against Josko Ried on 13 February 2010.

Janko was also an integral part of the Salzburg team that enjoyed success in its pool play in the UEFA Europa League.

He had a strong performance against Standard Liège on 19 February 2010, scoring his side's two goals in a 3–2 loss in the first tie of the round of 32.

Janko signed a four-year contract with Dutch club Twente on 21 June 2010 and was given the number 21 shirt, previously worn by fellow Austrian Marko Arnautović.

Twente paid Red Bull €7 million for Janko's signature.

Janko scored his first goal for his new club on 21 August 2010, his side's first in a 3–0 win over Vitesse in the third match of the Eredivisie season.

In the club's next Eredivise match, Janko scored a brace and notched an assist as Twente defeated Utrecht 4–0.

Janko scored four goals for Twente in a 5–0 rout of Heracles on 19 January 2011, while also providing an assist for Luuk de Jong's goal.

On 23 January, he scored both goals for Twente as they came from a goal down to defeat Groningen.

On 8 May 2011, Janko scored the winning goal of the 2011 KNVB Cup final against Ajax in the 117th minute to seal a 3–2 victory.

In the 2011 Johan Cruyff Shield on 30 July 2011, Janko scored from the penalty-spot as Twente defeated reigning Eredivisie champions Ajax 2–1 to lift the cup.

In the first match of the 2011–12 Eredivisie season, Janko scored the match's only goal as Twente defeated NAC Breda.

Janko scored twice on 28 August, scoring Twente's third and fifth goals as they defeated Heerenveen 5–1.

On 29 September, he scored twice to lead Twente to a first victory in the UEFA Europa League, a comfortable 4–1 win over Wisła Kraków.

On 15 October, Janko scored a hat-trick as Twente defeated RKC Waalwijk 4–0 in an Eredivisie match.

On 1 December, he scored a goal in the final minute of normal time as Twente defeated Fulham 1–0 to secure first place in Group K of the UEFA Europa League group stage.

On 30 January 2012, it was announced that Janko would sign for Porto.

On 28 August 2012, after just half a year at Porto, Janko signed for Turkish club Trabzonspor for a €2.4 million transfer fee.

He made his debut for the club five days later, coming on for Paulo Henrique in the second half of a 0–1 loss to Gaziantepspor.

Janko finally scored his first goal for Trabzonspor on 19 November, opening the scoring for the club in their 2–1 victory over Orduspor.

On 31 January, Janko was officially unveiled as a Porto player and was given the number 29 shirt, joining in a €3 million move and signing a contract until June 2015.

On 5 February, he scored his first goal for Porto against Vitória de Setúbal in the Taça de Portugal, a 2–0 win.