There has been a historic source of major football talent south of the border, and the Austrians to have lit up Germany’s top flight include David Alaba, Marcel Sabitzer and Toni Polster.
VfB Stuttgart head into the October international break in second place in the Bundesliga, after a blistering start to the season. bundesliga.com looks at how Serhou Guirassy, Alexander Nübel and Sebastian Hoeneß have helped turn the Swabian giants from relegation candidates to top-four challengers.