Ernst Aigner (born 31 October 1966 in

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) is a retired

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Club career

A tall central defender, Aigner made his debut in the

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for Admira/Wacker in 1986 and finished runner-up to Swarovski Tirol with Admira in the 1988–89 season. Admira would also reach the

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Final that season. His best season with Admira earned him a move to Austrian giants

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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

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, making his debut in a victorious international friendly against

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on 31 May 1989, 4-1. He was a participant at the

1990 World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second ...

.Record at FIFA Tournaments
- FIFA After the 1990 World Cup, Aigner played only one more international, which was against

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on 31 October 1990.

Honours

Admira/Wacker *

**Runner-up (1): 1989 Austria Wien *

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**Runner-up (3): 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94 *

**Winner (3): 1990, 1992, 1994

References

External links

Profile at Austria-Archiv.at
* 1966 births Living people Footballers from Mödling Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Admira Wacker players FK Austria Wien players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-footy-defender-stub