Anton Pfeffer
Anton "Toni" Pfeffer (born 17 August 1965) is a former Austrian profedsional footballer. He played for FK Austria Wien and the Austrian national football team as defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Lilienfeld, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1985 | SV Tuernitz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–2000 | Austria Wien | 396 | (19) |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1999 | Austria | 63 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001 | Austria Wien | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career change
Pfeffer's youth club was SV Türnitz. In 1985, at the age of 20, he moved to FK Austria Wien. There he stayed till the end of his career in 2000. He played 395 league matches for the team and scored 24 goals. He also was captain of the team a long time.
International career change
Pfeffer made his debut for Austria in an April 1988 friendly match against Greece. He was a participant at the 1990 and 1998 FIFA World Cup.[1] He earned 63 caps, scoring one goal.[2] His last international was the 0-9 demolition by Spain in a European Championship qualification match in March 1999.
After the career change
After ending his football career in 2000, Pfeffer ran unsuccessfully in local elections for the Austrian People's Party. In 2005, he joined the board of SKN St. Pölten and advises the executive committee on sporting issues.
Pfeffer has also developed a folk singing career . He released two collections of Austrian folk songs.[3] He currently works as one of Sky Austria's main football experts .
Honours change
Austria Wien
- Austrian Bundesliga: 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993
- Austrian Cup: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994
Other websites change
- Player profile - Austria Wien archive (in German)
- Manager profile - Austria Wien archive (in German)
- Anton Pfeffer at National-Football-Teams.com
References change
- ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ↑ Appearances for Austrian National Team Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ↑ "Toni Pfeffer and friends, Collection of Austrian Folk Songs (German)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2007.