- Helge Payer
Infobox Football biography
playername = Helge Payer
fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|8|9
cityofbirth =Wels
countryofbirth =Austria
height = Height|m=1.84
position = Goalkeeper
currentclub =Rapid Vienna
clubnumber = 24
youthyears = 1985-1991 1991-1997
youthclubs = Eintracht WelsRapid Vienna
years = 1997-present 2000-2001
clubs =Rapid Vienna →ASK Kottingbrunn "(loan)"
caps(goals) = 192 (0)
nationalyears = 2003-
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 015 (0)
pcupdate = 13 August 2008
ntupdate = 21 August 2008Helge Payer (born
August 9 ,1979 inWels ) is an Austrian international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper forRapid Vienna .Club career
Payer came through the youth ranks at
SK Rapid Wien to make his professional debut in the 2001-02 season, taking over the first-choice spot from Czech veteranLadislav Maier . In 2006 he was also named team captain. With Rapid, he won two league titles, also appearing 5 times during the and played 5 games in the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League group stage.International career
Payer made his debut for Austria in an Euro 2004 qualifier in June 2003, against Belarus, coming on as a late substitute for
Thomas Mandl .After becoming a regular starter for the "Nationalmannschaft", Payer was included in the 23-man party for in
Euro 2008 , but was forced to pull out due to a virus infection. [ [http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=703674.html Austria's Payer signed off for six months] ]Honours
*Austrian League: 2004-05, 2007-08
References
External links
* [http://www.helgepayer.com Official website] de icon
* [http://www.skrapid.at/14202.html Rapid Wien profile] de icon
* [http://rapidarchiv.at/spieler/payer_helge.html Rapid Wien stats] de icon
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=500 NationalFootballTeams data]
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