Anton Pfeffer

Anton Pfeffer
Personal information
Date of birth	17 August 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Lilienfeld, Austria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1975–1985	SV Tuernitz
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–2000	Austria Wien
International career
1988–1999	Austria
Managerial career
2001	Austria Wien
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[1] 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.^[2] He earned 63 caps, scoring one goal.^[3] 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.

List of international goals scored by Anton Pfeffer
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 May 1990	Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria	Netherlands	3–0	3–2	Friendly

Honours

Austria Wien

Austrian Bundesliga: 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993
Austrian Cup: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994

External links

Player profile - Austria Wien archive (in German)
Manager profile - Austria Wien archive (in German)
Anton Pfeffer at National-Football-Teams.com

References

^ "Toni Pfeffer and friends, Collection of Austrian Folk Songs (German)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2007.
^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
^ Appearances for Austrian National Team Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

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[1] "Toni Pfeffer and friends, Collection of Austrian Folk Songs (German)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2007.

[2] Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA

[3] Appearances for Austrian National Team Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

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