Joachim Standfest

Infobox Football biography
playername = Joachim Standfest


fullname = Joachim Standfest
height = Height|m=1.80
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1980|5|30|mf=y
cityofbirth = Leoben, Steiermark
countryofbirth = Austria
currentclub = FK Austria Wien
clubnumber = 31
position = rightback or midfielder
youthyears = -1996 1996-1997
youthclubs = SV Radmer WSV Eisenerz
years = 1997-1998 1998-2006 2007-
clubs = SV Rottenmann Grazer AK FK Austria Wien
caps(goals) = 195 (12) 049 0(2)
nationalyears = 2003-present
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 032 0(2)
pcupdate = September 19, 2006
ntupdate = September 10, 2008

Joachim Standfest (born May 30, 1980) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder / defender for FK Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Club career

Born in Leoben, Styria, Standfest made his professional debut for Grazer AK in the 1998/1999 season. He stayed 9 seasons with GAK, winning a league title and three domestic cups. He left GAK for Austria Wien in January 2007, just before GAK were demoted to the "Regionalliga Mitte" because of financial difficulties.

In 2001 Standfest underwent bowel surgery and a tumor was taken away.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in October 2003 against the Czech Republic and was a participant at EURO 2008. Until August 21st, he earned 32 caps, scoring 2 goals.

Honours

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
** 2004
*Austrian Cup (4):
** 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007

External links

* [http://www.fk-austria.at/magnoliaPublic/Austria-Home/Teams/Kader-Kampfmannschaft/SPIELER/31.html Profile] - FK Austria
* [http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/players/player=45726/index.html Player profile] - EURO2008
* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=897 Player profile] - Austria Archive
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=514 Career stats] - National Football Teams