Hans Pirkner

Hans Pirkner

Personal information
Full name	Johann Pirkner
Date of birth	25 March 1946
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	SC Simmering
	Floridsdorfer AC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1966–1967	Admira Energie
1967–1968	Austria Klagenfurt
1968–1969	Admira Energie
1969–1971	Schalke 04	47	(8)
1971–1974	Alpine Donawitz	52	(31)
1974–1978	Austria Wien	128	(62)
1978–1980	First Vienna FC	49	(11)
National team
1969–1978	Austria	20	(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

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
  • 1975–76, 1977–78
• Austrian Cup (1):
  • 1976–77
• Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1):
  • 1975–76^[3]

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.

External links

• Hans Pirkner at Austria Wien archive (German)
• Hans Pirkner at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hans Pirkner at Fussballportal (German)