Bruno Pezzey

Personal information
Bruno Pezzey
Full name	Bruno Edmund Pezzey
Date of birth	February 3, 1955(1955-02-03)
Place of birth	Lauterach, Austria
Date of death	December 31, 1994 (aged 39)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1973-1974 1974-1978 1978-1983 1983-1987 1987-1990	FC Vorarlberg Wacker Innsbruck Eintracht Frankfurt Werder Bremen FC Swarovski Tirol	141 (27) 114 (18)
National team
1975-1990	Austria	084 (09)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Bruno Edmund Pezzey (February 3, 1955 – December 31, 1994) was an Austrian footballer. He played as a sweeper for FC Wacker Innsbruck and Eintracht Frankfurt as well as Werder Bremen and at the 1978 FIFA World Cup and 1982 FIFA World Cup. In the latter tournament, he scored Austria's first goal in the 2-2 draw with Northern Ireland in Madrid.

Pezzey died of heart failure on New Year's Eve 1994 while participating in a game of ice hockey, just a few weeks short of his 40th birthday.

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v • d • e Austria squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup

1 Koncilia • 2 Sara • 3 Obermayer • 4 Breitenberger • 5 Pezzey • 6 Hattenberger • 7 Hickersberger • 8 Prohaska • 9 Krankl • 10 Kreuz • 11 Jara • 12 Krieger • 13 Happich • 14 Strasser • 15 Weber • 16 Persidis • 17 Oberacher • 18 Schachner • 19 Pirkner • 20 Baumeister • 21 Fuchsbichler • 22 Baumgartner • Coach: Senekowitsch

v • d • e Austria squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Koncilia • 2 Krauss • 3 Obermayer • 4 Degeorgi • 5 Pezzey • 6 Hattenberger • 7 Schachner • 8 Prohaska • 9 Krankl • 10 Hintermaier • 11 Jara • 12 Pichler • 13 Hagmayr • 14 Baumeister • 15 Dihanich • 16 Messlender • 17 Pregesbauer • 18 Jurtin • 19 Weber • 20 Welzl • 21 Feurer • 22 Lindenberger • Coach: Latzke & Schmidt