Pirmin Franz Strasser (born 16 October 1990) is an Austrian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Born in

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, Strasser began his career with

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in the

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. In July 2010, his contract expired and he was allowed to leave. Strasser signed with SV Ried after two months without a club. However, he failed to make an appearance for his new team, and in early January 2011 moved to Spain, joining UD Almería and being assigned to the B-side. In the 2011–12 season, Strasser was promoted to the

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ns' main squad as third-choice, after the departure of

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to Valencia CF. He continued to be exclusively used by the B's in the third level during his spell, however, being released in May 2014. On 9 May 2014, Strasser returned to his former club Grödig, replacing released

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. He made his debut as a professional on 14 March of the following year, coming on as a substitute for injured Cican Stankovic in a 0–4 away loss against SK Rapid Wien. On 7 January 2021, he joined

International career

Strasser played for Austria's under-19 team in the 2009 UEFA European Championship elite qualification, against

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.Austria 0–2 Finland
UEFA.com, 17 May 2009 He later appeared in two

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with the under-21s, against

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and

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