Heimo Pfeifenberger (born 29 December 1966) is an Austrian professional

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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,

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, SV Seekirchen 1945 and SV Grödig. He celebrated most success at Austria Salzburg. 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

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. In the Austrian 1993–94 season, he became

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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

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in an August 1989 World Cup qualification match against

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and was a participant at the

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and the

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. He earned 40 caps, scoring nine goals. His last international was an August 1998 friendly match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.''

Coaching career

Pfeifenberger was hired as the new coach of

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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

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. On 8 January 2020, he became a head coach of Lithuanian defending champions

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. The club terminated the contract on 14 April, just after two games

On 1 July 2020, he returned to SV Grödig.

Coaching record

Honours

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: 1993–94, 1994–95 * Austrian Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1993–94

References

External links

Heimo Pfeifenberger
at Rapid archive * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pfeifenberger, Heimo 1966 births Living people People from Tamsweg District Austrian men's footballers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austria men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players FC Red Bull Salzburg players SK Rapid Wien players SV Werder Bremen players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers 1. Wiener Neustädter SC managers Austrian football managers Footballers from Salzburg (federal state) Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Austrian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Lithuania Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania 20th-century Austrian sportsmen