Heimo Pfeifenberger (born 29 December 1966) is an Austrian professional
football manager
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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
SV Austria Salzburg is an Austrian professional football club, based in the city of Salzburg. The club was formed in 2005 by some supporters of the original SV (Austria) Salzburg after it was renamed FC Red Bull Salzburg by its new owners, who ...
,
Werder Bremen
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,
SK Rapid Wien
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, SV Seekirchen 1945 and
SV Grödig. He celebrated most success at
Austria Salzburg
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. 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
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which they lost to
Inter Milan
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. In the Austrian 1993–94 season, he became
Bundesliga
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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
Austria
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in an August 1989 World Cup qualification match against
Iceland
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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
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.
Coaching career
Pfeifenberger was hired as the new coach of
Wiener Neustadt
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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
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, replacing
Dietmar Kühbauer
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Career
Born in Heiligenkreuz, Burgenland, Kühbauer started his professional career at Admira Wack ...
.
On 8 January 2020, he became a head coach of Lithuanian defending champions
FK Sūduva. The club terminated the contract on 14 April, just after two games
On 1 July 2020, he returned to
SV Grödig.
Coaching record
Honours
*
Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1993–94, 1994–95
* Austrian Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1993–94
References
External links
Heimo Pfeifenbergerat Rapid archive
*
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1966 births
Living people
People from Tamsweg District
Austrian footballers
Austrian expatriate 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 footballers in Germany
Men's association football forwards
Men's association football wingers
1. Wiener Neustädter SC (2008) managers
Austrian football managers
Footballers from Salzburg (state)
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Austrian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Lithuania
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania