Anton Pfeffer

Anton Pfeffer

Personal information
Full name	Anton Pfeffer
Date of birth	(1965-08-17) 17 August 1965
Place of birth	Lilienfeld, Austria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	defender
Youth career
1975–1985	SV Tuernitz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–2000	Austria Wien	396	(19)
International career
1988–1999	Austria	63	(1)
Managerial career
2001	Austria Wien
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton "Toni" Pfeffer (born 17 August 1965 in Lilienfeld, Lower Austria) is a retired Austrian football player.

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 SKN St. Pölten 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

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

He made his debut for Austria in an April 1988 friendly match against Greece and was a participant at the 1990 and 1998 FIFA World Cup. He earned 63 caps, scoring one goal. His last international was the embarrassing 0-9 demolition by Spain in a European Championship qualification match in March 1999.

International goal

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 May 1990	Praterstadion, Vienna	Netherlands	3–0	3–2	Friendly

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (4):
  • 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993
• Austrian Cup (4):
  • 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994

External links

• Player profile - Austria Wien archive Template:De icon
• Manager profile - Austria Wien archive Template:De icon
• Anton Pfeffer at National-Football-Teams.com