Joachim Standfest
 Joachim Standfest | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joachim Standfest | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Leoben, Styria, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back or Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | SV Radmer | ||
| 1996–1997 | WSV Eisenerz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1998 | SV Rottenmann | ||
| 1998–2006 | Grazer AK | 216 | (13) |
| 2007–2010 | Austria Wien | 107 | (9) |
| 2010–2012 | Sturm Graz | 59 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Kapfenberger SV | 34 | (3) |
| 2013– | Wolfsberger AC | 14 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2001 | Austria U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Austria | 34 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Joachim Standfest (born 30 May 1980) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder / defender for Wolfsberger AC in the Austrian First League.
Club career
Born in Leoben, Styria, Standfest made his professional debut for Grazer AK in the 1998/1999 season. He stayed 9 seasons with GAK, winning a league title and three domestic cups. He left GAK for giants Austria Wien in January 2007, just before GAK were demoted to the Regionalliga Mitte because of financial difficulties.
In 2001 Standfest underwent bowel surgery and a tumor was taken away.
In 2010, Standfest transferred from vice-champions Austria Wien to cup-winners Sturm Graz, citing family reasons for the move. In 2012 he left Sturm Graz to join Kapfenberger SV.
International career
He made his debut for Austria in October 2003 against the Czech Republic and was a participant at EURO 2008. Until 21 August, he earned 32 caps, scoring 2 goals.
National team statistics
| Austria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 2 |
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
- 2004
- Austrian Cup (5):
- 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009
External links
- Profile – FK Austria
- Player profile – EURO2008
- Player profile – Austria Archive
- Joachim Standfest at National-Football-Teams.com
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