Heimo Pfeifenberger is a former professional footballer

Football (soccer)

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 from Austria

Austria

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Club career

On club level he played for Austria Salzburg, Werder Bremen and Rapid Wien. He celebrated most success at Austria Salzburg. In 1994 and 1995 he won the league title and the Austria supercup with Salzburg. He played in the first leg of the 1994 UEFA Cup Final which they lost to Inter Milan. In the Austrian 1993/94 season he became Bundesliga

Austrian Bundesliga

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 top scorer with 14 goals. In total he scored 74 goals for Salzburg and 43 for Rapid, making him one of the best goalscorers in the Austrian league.

International career

Pfeifenberger made his debut for Austria

Austria national football team

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 in an August 1989 World Cup qualification match against Iceland

Iceland national football team

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 and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

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 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup

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. He earned 40 caps, scoring 9 goals. His last international was an August 1998 friendly match against France

France national football team

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Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
  • 1994, 1995
• Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1):
  • 1994

External links

• Rapid stats - Rapid archive
• Career stats - National Football Teams