Anton Pfeffer

Football player infobox


playername= Anton Pfeffer
fullname = Anton Pfeffer
nickname = Rambo
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|8|17
cityofbirth = Lilienfeld
countryofbirth = Austria
height = height|m=1.86
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = defender
youthyears = 1975-1985
youthclubs = SV Tuernitz
years = 1985-2000
clubs = Austria Wien
caps(goals) = 396 (19)
nationalyears = 1988-1999
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 063 0(1)
managerclubs = Austria Wien
manageryears = 08/2001-12/2001
pcupdate = 30 December 2007
ntupdate = 30 December 2007

Anton Pfeffer (born August 17, 1965 in Lilienfeld) is a retired Austrian football player.

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 with the release of two collections of Austrian folk songs. [Cite web |url=http://www.clubnoe.at/bc13.htm|title=Toni Pfeffer and friends, Collection of Austrian Folk Songs (German)]

Club career

Pfeffer was lured to Austria Wien at 19 years of age and made his professional debut for them in 1987. He has stayed loyal to Austria during his career winning four league titles and four domestic cups. He also captained the team.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in an April 1988 friendly match against Greece and was a participant at the 1990 and 1998 FIFA World Cup. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174858/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA] He earned 63 caps, scoring one goal. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF] His last international was the embarrassing 0-9 demolition by Spain in an European Championship qualification match in March 1999.

Honours

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (4):
** 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993
*Austrian Cup (4):
** 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994

External links

* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=71 Player profile] - Austria Wien archive de icon
* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/betreuer.php?Betreuer_ID=8 Manager profile] - Austria Wien archive de icon
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=13217 Career stats] - National Football Teams

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