Anton "Toni" Pfeffer (born 17 August 1965) is an Austrian former professional

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who played as a defender. After ending his football career in 2000, Pfeffer ran unsuccessfully in local elections for the Austrian People's Party. In 2005, he joined the board of

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and advises the executive committee on sporting issues. Pfeffer has also developed a folk singing career with the release of two collections of Austrian folk songs. He currently works as one of Sky Austria's main football pundits.

Club career

Born in

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, Pfeffer joined Austria Wien at 19 years of age and made his professional debut for them in 1987. He stayed loyal to Austria during his entire playing career winning four league titles and four domestic cups. He also captained the team.

International career

Pfeffer made his debut for

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in an April 1988 friendly match against

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and was a participant at the

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and 1998 FIFA World Cup. He earned 63 caps, scoring one goal.Appearances for Austrian National Team
- RSSSF His last international was the embarrassing 0-9 demolition by

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in a European Championship qualification match in March 1999.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pfeffer goal.''

Honours

Austria Wien * Austrian Bundesliga: 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993 * Austrian Cup: 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994

External links

Player profile
- Austria Wien archive
Manager profile
- Austria Wien archive *

References

1965 births Living people People from Lilienfeld Footballers from Lower Austria Austrian footballers Men's association football defenders Austria men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players Austrian Football Bundesliga players FK Austria Wien players Austrian football managers FK Austria Wien managers {{austria-footy-defender-stub