Heimo Pfeifenberger

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Heimo Pfeifenberger

| image = SCWN00 - Heimo Pfeifenberger (Trainer) 8636a.jpg

| caption = Pfeifenberger as Wiener Neustadt manager in 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zederhaus, Austria

| height = 1.83 m

| currentclub = SV Grödig (manager)

| position = Striker, winger

| youthyears1 = 1971–1987

| youthclubs1 = USV Zederhaus

| years1 = 1987–1988

| clubs1 = Austria Salzburg

| caps1 = 30

| goals1 = 13

| years2 = 1988–1992

| clubs2 = Rapid Wien

| caps2 = 117

| goals2 = 42

| years3 = 1992–1996

| clubs3 = SV Wüstenrot Salzburg

| caps3 = 122

| goals3 = 58

| years4 = 1996–1998

| clubs4 = Werder Bremen

| caps4 = 43

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 1998–2005

| clubs5 = Austria Salzburg

| caps5 = 91

| goals5 = 15

| years6 = 2007

| clubs6 = Seekirchen

| caps6 = 4

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2007

| clubs7 = SV Grödig

| caps7 = 2

| goals7 = 1

| totalcaps = 409

| totalgoals = 138

| nationalyears1 = 1989–1998

| nationalteam1 = Austria

| nationalcaps1 = 40

| nationalgoals1 = 9

| manageryears1 = 2005–2007

| managerclubs1 = Red Bull Salzburg (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2007–2009

| managerclubs2 = SV Grödig

| manageryears3 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs3 = Austria U-21 (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2010

| managerclubs4 = SPG Axams-Götzens

| manageryears5 = 2010–2012

| managerclubs5 = SV Grödig

| manageryears6 = 2012–2014

| managerclubs6 = SC Wiener Neustadt

| manageryears7 = 2015–2018

| managerclubs7 = Wolfsberger AC

| manageryears8 = 2020

| managerclubs8 = FK Sūduva

| manageryears9 = 2020–

| managerclubs9 = SV Grödig

}}

Heimo Pfeifenberger (born 29 December 1966) is an Austrian professional football manager and a former player. He is the manager of SV Grödig.

Club career

On club level Pfeifenberger played for USV Zederhaus (youth career), Austria Salzburg, Werder Bremen, SK Rapid Wien, SV Seekirchen 1945 and SV Grödig. He celebrated most success at Austria Salzburg.{{cite web|url=http://www.austria-salzburg.at/geschichte/goldene-zeiten/ |title=1988-1997: Das "goldene" Zeitalter der Austria |trans-title=1988-1997: Austria's "golden" era |language=de |publisher=Austria Salzburg |access-date=20 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115210942/http://www.austria-salzburg.at/geschichte/goldene-zeiten/ |archive-date=15 January 2013}} In 1994 and 1995, Pfeifenberger won the league title and the Austrian Supercup with Salzburg. He played in the first leg of the 1994 UEFA Cup Final which they lost to Inter Milan. In the Austrian 1993–94 season, he became Bundesliga top scorer with 14 goals. In total he scored 74 goals for Salzburg and 43 for Rapid, making him one of the best goalscorers in the Austrian league.

International career

Pfeifenberger made his debut for Austria in an August 1989 World Cup qualification match against Iceland and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|174859}} He earned 40 caps, scoring nine goals.{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html | title = Austria - Record International Players | date = 29 February 2012 | website = RSSSF | access-date = 20 December 2012}} His last international was an August 1998 friendly match against France.

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12676/Heimo_Pfeifenberger.html|title=Match log for Heimo Pfeifenberger|publisher=national-football-teams.com|first=|last=|language=|date=|access-date=6 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/1614887/auswaerts-statistik-spricht-gegen-oefb|title=Auswärts-Statistik spricht gegen ÖFB|publisher=derstandard.at|first=|last=|language=German|date=31 March 2004|access-date=6 July 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	23 August 1989	Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria	{{fb\|Iceland}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–1	1990 World Cup qualifier
2.	22 May 1991	Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria	{{fb\|Faroe Islands}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 3–0	Euro 1992 qualifier
3.	19 August 1992	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	{{fb\|Czechoslovakia}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 2–2	Friendly match
4.	10 March 1993	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	{{fb\|Greece}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 2–1	Friendly match
5.	14 April 1993	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	{{fb\|Bulgaria}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 3–1	1994 World Cup qualifier
6.	25 August 1993	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	{{fb\|Finland}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 3–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
7.	23 March 1994	Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria	{{fb\|Hungary}}	align=center \| 1–1	align=center \| 1–1	Friendly match
8.	29 March 1995	Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria	{{fb\|Latvia}}	align=center \| 2–0	align=center \| 5–0	Euro 1996 qualifier
9.	10 September 1997	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	{{fb\|Belarus}}	align=center \| 1–0	align=center \| 1–0	1998 World Cup qualifier

Coaching career

File:Heimo Pfeifenberger - SV Grödig.jpg in 2008]]

Pfeifenberger was hired as the new coach of Wiener Neustadt on 30 May 2012.{{cite news|title=Pfeifenberger neuer Neustadt-Coach|url=http://sport.oe24.at/fussball/Pfeifenberger-neuer-Neustadt-Coach/67594189|access-date=31 May 2012|newspaper=Österreich|date=30 May 2012|language=de}} He left the club on 12 November 2014.{{cite news|title=Pfeifenberger nicht mehr Neustadt-Coach|url=http://sport.oe24.at/fussball/fussball-national/Pfeifenberger-nicht-mehr-Neustadt-Coach/164907368|access-date=12 November 2014|publisher=Österreich|date=12 November 2014|language=de}} On 25 November 2015, Pfeifenberger was unveiled as the new manager of Wolfsberger AC, replacing Dietmar Kühbauer.{{cite news |title=Heimo Pfeifenberger löst Didi Kühbauer als Wolfsberg-Trainer ab |url=http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/oesterreich/sport/fussball/sn/artikel/heimo-pfeifenberger-loest-didi-kuehbauer-als-wolfsberg-trainer-ab-174645/ |website=Salzburger Nachrichten |agency=Austria Press Agency |date=25 November 2015 |access-date=19 October 2016 |language=de}}

On 8 January 2020, he became a head coach of Lithuanian defending champions FK Sūduva.{{Cite web|url=https://www.krone.at/2073749|title = Litauen! Heimo Pfeifenberger hat neuen Job}}{{Cite web|url=https://alyga.lt/naujiena/suduvos-vyr-treneriu-tapo-specialistas-is-austrijos/6428|title = "Sūduvos" vyr. Treneriu tapo specialistas iš Austrijos | A Lyga | Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga}} The club terminated the contract on 14 April, just after two games. [http://fksuduva.lt/nutraukta-sutartis-su-h-pfeifenbergeriu/]

On 1 July 2020, he returned to SV Grödig.{{cite web|publisher=SV Grödig|url=http://www.sv-groedig.at/news/news/heimo-pfeifenberger-ist-zurueck|title=Heimo Pfeifenberger ist zurück|trans-title=Heimo Pfeifenberger is back|date=1 July 2020|language=de}}

Coaching record

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="5"\|Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
align=left\|SV Grödig \|align=left\|1 June 2007 \|align=left\|12 December 2008 {{WDL\|51\|27\|12\|12}}
align=left\|SPG Axams-Götzens \|align=left\|14 January 2010 \|align=left\|4 April 2010 {{WDL\|3\|0\|1\|2}}
align=left\|SV Grödig \|align=left\|4 April 2010 \|align=left\|30 May 2010 {{WDL\|87\|38\|19\|30}}
align=left\|SC Wiener Neustadt \|align=left\|30 May 2012 \|align=left\|12 November 2014 {{WDL\|94\|24\|23\|47}}
align=left\|Wolfsberger AC \|align=left\|25 November 2015 \|align=left\|Present {{WDL\|41\|14\|11\|16}}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|276\|103\|66\|107}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="5"|Record

Win %

align=left|SV Grödig

|align=left|1 June 2007

|align=left|12 December 2008

align=left|SPG Axams-Götzens

|align=left|14 January 2010

|align=left|4 April 2010

align=left|SV Grödig

|align=left|4 April 2010

|align=left|30 May 2010

align=left|SC Wiener Neustadt

|align=left|30 May 2012

|align=left|12 November 2014

align=left|Wolfsberger AC

|align=left|25 November 2015

|align=left|Present

colspan="3"|Total

Honours

Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1993–94, 1994–95
Austrian Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1993–94{{cite web|url=http://www.oberliga-a.at/fussball_a/torschutzen_a.htm |title=Österreichs Torschützenkönige |publisher=www.oberliga-a.at |access-date=13 August 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915044827/http://www.oberliga-a.at/fussball_a/torschutzen_a.htm |archive-date=15 September 2007 }}