Anton Pfeffer
{{short description|Austrian former professional footballer (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Anton Pfeffer
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|8|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lilienfeld, Austria
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 = 1975–1985
| youthclubs1 = SV Tuernitz
| years1 = 1985–2000
| clubs1 = Austria Wien
| caps1 = 396
| goals1 = 19
| nationalyears1 = 1988–1999
| nationalteam1 = Austria
| nationalcaps1 = 63
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| managerclubs1 = Austria Wien
| manageryears1 = 2001
}}
Anton "Toni" Pfeffer (born 17 August 1965) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222235222/http://www.clubnoe.at/bc13.htm |archivedate=22 December 2007 }} He currently works as one of Sky Austria's main football pundits.
Club career
Born in Lilienfeld, Lower Austria, Pfeffer joined Austria Wien at 19 years of age and made his professional debut for them in 1987. He stayed loyal to Austria during his entire playing career winning four league titles and four domestic cups. He also captained the team.
International career
Pfeffer 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228060722/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174858/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA He earned 63 caps, scoring one goal.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207013055/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html |date=7 December 2008 }} - RSSSF His last international was the embarrassing 0-9 demolition by Spain in a European Championship qualification match in March 1999.
Career statistics
:Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pfeffer goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Anton Pfeffer | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 30 May 1990 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | {{fb|NED}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Austria Wien
- Austrian Bundesliga: 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993
- Austrian Cup: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994
External links
- [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=71 Player profile] - Austria Wien archive {{in lang|de}}
- [http://www.austria-archiv.at/betreuer.php?Betreuer_ID=8 Manager profile] - Austria Wien archive {{in lang|de}}
- {{NFT|12689}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Austria squad 1990 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Austria squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}}
{{FK Austria Wien managers}}
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Category:People from Lilienfeld
Category:Footballers from Lower Austria
Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Austria men's international footballers
Category:1990 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:FK Austria Wien managers
Category:20th-century Austrian sportsmen
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