Heimo Pfeifenberger

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

Heimo Pfeifenberger
Pfeifenberger as Wiener Neustadt manager in August 2014
Personal information
Full name Heimo Pfeifenberger
Date of birth (1966-12-29) 29 December 1966
Place of birth Zederhaus, Austria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker, winger
Club information
Current team
 SV Grödig (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 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
2015–2018 Wolfsberger AC
2020 FK Sūduva
2020– SV Grödig
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1] 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.

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.[2] He earned 40 caps, scoring nine goals.[3] His last international was an August 1998 friendly match against France.

Coaching career
Pfeifenberger with SV Grödig in 2008

Pfeifenberger was hired as the new coach of Wiener Neustadt on 30 May 2012.[4] He left the club on 12 November 2014.[5] On 25 November 2015, Pfeifenberger was unveiled as the new manager of Wolfsberger AC, replacing Dietmar Kühbauer.[6]

On 8 January 2020, he became a head coach of Lithuanian defending champions FK Sūduva.[7][8] The club terminated the contract on 14 April, just after two games.

On 1 July 2020, he returned to SV Grödig.[9]

Coaching record
As of 17 December 2016
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
SV Grödig 1 June 2007 12 December 2008 51 27 12 12 052.94
SPG Axams-Götzens 14 January 2010 4 April 2010 3 0 1 2 000.00
SV Grödig 4 April 2010 30 May 2010 87 38 19 30 043.68
SC Wiener Neustadt 30 May 2012 12 November 2014 94 24 23 47 025.53
Wolfsberger AC 25 November 2015 Present 41 14 11 16 034.15
Total 276 103 66 107 037.32

Honours

References
  1. "1988-1997: Das "goldene" Zeitalter der Austria" [1988-1997: Austria's "golden" era] (in German). Austria Salzburg. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. Heimo Pfeifenberger – FIFA competition record
  3. "Austria - Record International Players". RSSSF. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. "Pfeifenberger neuer Neustadt-Coach". Österreich (in German). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. "Pfeifenberger nicht mehr Neustadt-Coach" (in German). Österreich. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  6. "Heimo Pfeifenberger löst Didi Kühbauer als Wolfsberg-Trainer ab". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). Austria Press Agency. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. https://www.krone.at/2073749
  8. https://alyga.lt/naujiena/suduvos-vyr-treneriu-tapo-specialistas-is-austrijos/6428
  9. "Heimo Pfeifenberger ist zurück" [Heimo Pfeifenberger is back] (in German). SV Grödig. 1 July 2020.
  10. "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
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