Heimo Pfeifenberger

Heimo Pfeifenberger
	Pfeifenberger as Wiener Neustadt manager in August 2014
Personal information
Full name	Heimo Pfeifenberger
Date of birth	29 December 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth	Zederhaus, Austria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker, winger
Youth career
1971–1987	USV Zederhaus
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1988	Austria Salzburg
1988–1992	Rapid Wien
1992–1996	SV Wüstenrot Salzburg
1996–1998	Werder Bremen
1998–2005	Austria Salzburg
2007	SV Seekirchen 1945
2007	SV Grödig
1987–2007	Total
National team
1989–1998	Austria
Teams managed
2005–2007	Red Bull Salzburg (youth)
2007–2009	SV Grödig
2009–2010	Austria U-21 (assistant)
2010	SPG Axams-Götzens
2010–2012	SV Grödig
2012–2014	SC Wiener Neustadt
2015–2018	Wolfsberger AC
2020	FK Sūduva
2020- 2022	SV Grödig
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Heimo Pfeifenberger (born 29 December 1966 in Zederhaus, Salzburg) is a former professional footballer from Austria. He played mainly for SV Austria Salzburg and also in the Austrian national football team. With 74 goals for Salzburg and 43 for Rapid he is one of the best scorers in Austrian football history.

Career

He started playing football in the youth teams of his local club USV Zederhaus. After scoring 56 goals for Zederhaus in the 1987 season he was transferred to Austria Salzburg. Later he played for SK Rapid Wien and Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He spent the most successful time of his career with Austria Salzburg in the mid 90s. He became an Austrian Champion for two times (1994 and 1995) and in 1994, he was Austria's top scorer. He was also awarded the Footballer of the year award. After playing for Bremen, he returned to Austria and played again for Salzburg. In 2004, he ended his active career as a professional footballer. Afterwards, he started his managerial career and in 2007, he became the coach for SV Seekirchen in the Regionalliga West(3rd level) and afterwards did also manage SV Grödig. Overall, Both of his careers (as a footballer and as a manager) were successful and he became one of the most influential Austrian player ever.

Manager career

He started as a youth coach for FC Red Bull Salzburg in 2005. After two years, in 2007, he became the coach of SV Grödig in the Reginalliga West and helped the team getting promoted to Erste Liga(2nd level). In the next season, he got replaced as the coach of the team so Andreas Herzog offered him the job of an assistant coach in Austria's under 21 team . After a short time with SPG Axams-Götzens, he became the coach of SV Grödig again in 2010.

Honours

National

Austrian Football Bundesliga (2): 1994, 1995
Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1): 1994
Austrian Footballer of the Year(1): 1994

International

Member of the Austrian Team: FIFA World Cup 1990 and 1998
UEFA Cup final with Austria Salzburg: 1994
Champions League 1994/95

Manager

Champion Regionalliga West with SV Grödig: 2007/08, 2009/10