Pirmin Franz Strasser (born 16 October 1990) is an Austrian
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
St. Pölten
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.
Club career
Born in
Linz
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, Strasser began his career with
SV Grödig
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Grödig were relegated from the Austrian Bundesliga at the end of the 2 ...
in the
second division
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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
Andalusia
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ns' main squad as third-choice, after the departure of
Diego Alves
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Having begun his career at Atlético Mineiro, he spent most of it in Spain in the service of Almería and Valenci ...
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
Kevin Fend
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1990 births
Living people
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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
St. Pölten
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.
International career
Strasser played for
Austria's under-19 team in the
2009 UEFA European Championship elite qualification, against
Finland
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.
Austria 0–2 Finland
UEFA.com, 17 May 2009 He later appeared in two friendlies
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with the under-21s, against Hungary
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and Portugal
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.
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1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Linz
Austrian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
2. Liga (Austria) players
FC Juniors OÖ players
SV Grödig players
SV Ried players
Segunda División B players
UD Almería B players
New Zealand Football Championship players
Waitakere United players
SKN St. Pölten players
Austria men's youth international footballers
Austria men's under-21 international footballers
Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Spain