Ernst Robert Baumeister is a former Austrian

Austrians

Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....

 football

Football (soccer)

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 player. He is currently manager of VfB Admira Wacker Mödling

VfB Admira Wacker Mödling

FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...

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Club career

Nicknamed Tschick, Baumeister signed his first professional contract in 1974 with Austria Wien, only for him to stay with them for 13 years and winning 8 league titels. In 1978 he played in the UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final which Austria lost 4–0 to R.S.C. Anderlecht

R.S.C. Anderlecht

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In 1987 he moved to city rivals Admira Wacker before retiring at LASK Linz

LASK Linz

LASK Linz is an Austrian association football club, from the Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club hailing from that region, and currently plays in the Austrian Football First League. The club's colours are black and white...

 and SV Traun.

International career

Baumeister made his debut for Austria

Austria national football team

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 in a May 1978 friendly match against Holland

Netherlands national football team

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 and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup

1978 FIFA World Cup

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 and 1982 FIFA World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup

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. He earned 39 caps in total, scoring 1 goal.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (8):
  • 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
• Austrian Cup
  Austrian Cup
  The Austrian Cup, in German: ÖFB-Cup is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB.It has been held since 1919, with the exception of the time of the Anschluss between 1939 and 1945 and the period between 1950 and 1958 when the competition was deemed of...
  
  (4):
  • 1977, 1980, 1982, 1986

External links

Austria Wien archive Austria Wien archive

• Career stats – National Football Teams