Pfeifenberger as Wiener Neustadt manager in August 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Heimo Pfeifenberger | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Zederhaus, Austria | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Wolfsberger AC (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1987 | USV Zederhaus | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1988 | Austria Salzburg | 30 | (13) |
1988–1992 | Rapid Wien | 117 | (42) |
1992–1996 | SV Wüstenrot Salzburg | 122 | (58) |
1996–1998 | SV Werder Bremen | 43 | (5) |
1998–2005 | Austria Salzburg | 91 | (15) |
2007 | SV Seekirchen 1945 | 4 | (4) |
2007 | SV Grödig | 2 | (1) |
1987–2007 | Total | 409 | (138) |
National team | |||
1989–1998 | Austria | 40 | (9) |
Teams managed | |||
2005–2007 | Red Bull Salzburg (youth) | ||
2007–2009 | SV Grödig | ||
2009–2010 | Austria U-21 (assistant) | ||
2010 | SPG Axams-Götzens | ||
2010–2012 | SV Grödig | ||
2012–2014 | SC Wiener Neustadt | ||
2015– | Wolfsberger AC | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Heimo Pfeifenberger (born 29 December 1966) is an Austrian former professional footballer and now manager. Since November 2015 he is the head coach of Wolfsberger AC.
On club level Pfeifenberger played for USV Zederhaus (youth career), Austria Salzburg, Werder Bremen, Rapid Wien, SV Seekirchen 1945 and SV Grödig. He celebrated most success at Austria Salzburg. In 1994 and 1995, he 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.
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. He earned 40 caps, scoring nine goals. His last international was an August 1998 friendly match against France.
Pfeifenberger was hired as the new coach of Wiener Neustadt on 30 May 2012. He left the club on 12 November 2014. On 25 November 2015, Pfeifenberger was unveiled as the new manager of Wolfsberger AC, replacing Dietmar Kühbauer.