Erich Obermayer

Erich Obermayer
Personal information
Full name Erich Obermayer
Date of birth 23 January 1953 (1953-01-23) (age 59)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
FC Wien
1969–1971 Austria Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1989 Austria Wien 544 (15)
National team
1975–1985 Austria 50 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Erich Obermayer (born 23 January 1953 in Wien) is a former Austrian football player.

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Club career

Obermayer came aged 16 from FC Wien and played 20 years for Austria Wien. He was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in an April 1975 European Championship qualification match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal in a match against the Netherlands, and 1982 FIFA World Cup where he skippered the team. He earned 50 caps, scoring one goal.[1] His last international was a March 1985 friendly match against the Soviet Union.

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