Hans Pirkner

Hans Pirkner
Personal information
Full name Johann Pirkner
Date of birth (1946-03-25)25 March 1946
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Date of death 26 February 2025(2025-02-26) (aged 78)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
SC Simmering
Floridsdorfer AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Admira Energie 4 (1)
1967–1968 Austria Klagenfurt 21 (2)
1968–1969 Admira Energie 15 (9)
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)
Total 316 (124)
International career
1969–1978 Austria 20 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johann "Hans" Pirkner (25 March 1946 – 26 February 2025) was an Austrian footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

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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

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Pirkner 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.

Death

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Pirkner died on 26 February 2025, at the age of 78.[3]

Honours

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Austria Wien

Individual

  • Austrian Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1975–76[4]

References

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  1. ^ Hans PirknerFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ^ "Austria's World Cup squad 1978". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. ^ Die Wiener Austria trauert um eine Klub-Legende (in German)
  4. ^ "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
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