Hans Pirkner

Hans Pirkner
Personal information
Full nameJohann Pirkner
Date of birth25 March 1946
Place of birthVienna, Austria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
SC Simmering
Floridsdorfer AC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1966–1967Admira Energie
1967–1968Austria Klagenfurt
1968–1969Admira Energie
1969–1971Schalke 0447(8)
1971–1974Alpine Donawitz52(31)
1974–1978Austria Wien128(62)
1978–1980First Vienna FC49(11)
National team
1969–1978Austria20(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Johann "Hans" Pirkner (born 25 March 1946 in Vienna) is a former Austrian football forward.

Club career

Pirkner played for several clubs, including Schalke 04 (1969–1971), Austria Wien (1974–1978) and First Vienna FC. When at Schalke, he was fined for two years due to his involvement in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal. The ban was however lifted by the ÖFB after a year. He ended his professional career after the 1978 World Cup Finals.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in September 1969 against West Germany and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup,[1] where he was the oldest squad member.[2] He earned 20 caps, scoring four goals.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Hans Pirkner – FIFA competition record
  2. ↑ "Austria's World Cup squad 1978". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on September 15, 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2008.

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