Ernst Aigner

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ernst Aigner

| image = Ernst Aigner - 1. SC Sollenau (01).jpg

| fullname = Ernst Aigner

| height = {{convert|1.96|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mödling, Austria

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = 1. SVg. Guntramsdorf

| years1 = 1986–1989

| years2 = 1989–1994

| years3 = 1994–1996

| years4 = 1996–2001

| years5 = 2001–2003

| years6 = 2003–2011

| clubs1 = Admira/Wacker

| clubs2 = Austria Wien

| clubs3 = VSE St. Pölten

| clubs4 = VfB Admira Wacker Mödling

| clubs5 = ASK Kottingbrunn

| clubs6 = 1. SC Sollenau

| caps1 = 74

| caps2 = 100

| caps3 = 53

| caps4 = 86

| caps5 = 62

| caps6 = 44

| goals1 = 12

| goals2 = 6

| goals3 = 10

| goals4 = 15

| goals5 = 2

| goals6 = 4

| totalcaps = 419

| totalgoals = 49

| nationalyears1 = 1989–1990

| nationalteam1 = Austria

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

}}

Ernst Aigner (born 31 October 1966 in Mödling) is a retired Austrian footballer.

Club career

A tall central defender, Aigner made his debut in the Austrian Bundesliga for Admira/Wacker in 1986 and finished runner-up to Swarovski Tirol with Admira in the 1988–89 season. Admira would also reach the Austrian Cup Final that season. His best season with Admira earned him a move to Austrian giants Austria Wien with whom he won 3 championships and 3 cups. In 1994, he signed for second division side VSE St. Pölten before returning to Admira in 1996. In 2001, he moved to ASK Kottingbrunn before retiring with amateur side 1. SC Sollenau.

International career

He played for the Austria national football team, making his debut in a victorious international friendly against Norway on 31 May 1989, 4-1. He was a participant at the 1990 World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228055515/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174328/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA After the 1990 World Cup, Aigner played only one more international, which was against Yugoslavia on 31 October 1990.