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{{Short description|Austrian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Bruno Pezzey
| image = Bruno_Pezzey.jpg
| caption = Pezzey in 1978
| fullname = Bruno Edmund Pezzey
| height = 1.88 m
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1955|2|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lauterach]], Austria
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1994|12|31|1955|2|3|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Innsbruck]], Austria
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1965–1973
| youthclubs1 = FC Lauterach
| years1 = 1973–1974
| clubs1 = [[FC Vorarlberg]]
| caps1  = 28
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 1974–1978
| clubs2 = [[FC Wacker Innsbruck|Wacker Innsbruck]]
| caps2  = 129
| goals2 = 19
| years3 = 1978–1983
| clubs3 = [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
| caps3  = 141
| goals3 = 27
| years4 = 1983–1987
| clubs4 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| caps4  = 114
| goals4 = 18
| years5 = 1987–1990
| clubs5 = [[FC Swarovski Tirol|Swarovski Tirol]]
| caps5  = 86
| goals5 = 6
| totalcaps = 498
| totalgoals = 73
| nationalyears1 = 1975–1990
| nationalteam1  = [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
| nationalcaps1  = 84
| nationalgoals1 = 9
| manageryears1 = 1991–1993
| managerclubs1 = [[Austria national under-21 football team|Austria U-21]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 1993–1994
| managerclubs2 = [[Austria national under-21 football team|Austria U-21]]
}}

'''Bruno Edmund Pezzey''' (3 February 1955 – 31 December 1994) was an Austrian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].

==Club career==
Regarded as one of Austria's greatest defenders of all time, Pezzey started his professional career at local side FC Vorarlberg and moved to [[FC Wacker Innsbruck]] after only one season, winning two league titles and a domestic cup. The sweeper then joined [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] in 1978,<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/pezzeydata.html | title = Bruno Pezzey - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 9 June 2016 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 10 June 2016 }}</ref> winning the [[UEFA Cup]] and a [[DFB-Pokal]]. Four seasons with [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] did not bring him any silverware (but runner-up to the league title twice) and he returned to Innsbruck in 1987 to win two league titles and a domestic cup again.

==International career==
Pezzey made his debut for [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in June 1975 against [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] and was a participant at the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] and [[1982 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|174856}}</ref> In the latter tournament, he scored Austria's first goal in the 2–2 draw with [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in [[Madrid]]. He earned 84 caps, scoring nine goals,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.example.com | title = Bruno Pezzey - International Appearances | first = Karel | last = Stokkermans | date = 9 June 2016 | access-date = 10 June 2016 | publisher = [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]}}</ref> still in 2016 ranked fifth with [[Friedrich Koncilia]] in Austria's all-time appearances list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html |title=Austria - Record International Players |date=29 February 2012 |access-date=10 June 2016 |url-status=live |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207013055/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html |archive-date=7 December 2008 }}</ref> His final international appearance was an August 1990 friendly match against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]].

==Death and legacy==
Pezzey died of [[heart failure]] in an [[Innsbruck]] hospital on [[New Year's Eve]] 1994 after participating in a game of [[ice hockey]], just a few weeks short of his 40th birthday.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/der-ex-nationalspieler-starb-mit-39-jahren-durch-herzversagen-trauer-um-oesterreicher-pezzey,10810590,8895802.html | title = Trauer um Österreicher Pezzey | language = de | publisher = Berliner Zeitung | date = 2 January 1995 | access-date = 19 December 2012 | first = Peter | last = Hübner | archive-date = 21 September 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120921025732/http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/der-ex-nationalspieler-starb-mit-39-jahren-durch-herzversagen-trauer-um-oesterreicher-pezzey,10810590,8895802.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> He left behind his wife and two daughters. His youth club, FC Lauterach, named its sports complex in his honour.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fc-lauterach.com/verein/ | title = Sportanlage Bruno Pezzey | language = de | publisher = FC Lauterach | access-date = 19 December 2012}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Wacker Innsbruck'''
* [[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]]: [[1974–75 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1974–75]], [[1976–77 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1976–77]]
* [[Austrian Cup]]: 1974–75

'''Eintracht Frankfurt'''
* [[UEFA Cup]]: [[1979–80 UEFA Cup|1979–80]]
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[1980–81 DFB-Pokal|1980–81]]

'''Swarovski Tirol'''
* Austrian Bundesliga: [[1988–89 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1988–89]], [[1989–90 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1989–90]]
* Austrian Cup: 1988–89

'''Individual'''
*''Sport Ideal European XI'': 1979<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1980/01/05/pagina-13/1043229/pdf.html |website=Mundo Deportivo|title=Sport 1979|access-date=4 June 2024 }}</ref>
*''[[Kicker (sports magazine)|Kicker]]'' [[Bundesliga]] Team of the Season: 1980-81,<ref name="kicker81">{{cite web |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198081/startseite.html |title=Bundesliga Historie 1980/81 |language=de |publisher=kicker |access-date=6 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324155856/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198081/startseite.html |archive-date=24 March 2019}}</ref> 1985-1986<ref name="kicker86">{{cite web |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198586/startseite.html |title=Bundesliga Historie 1985/86 |language=de |publisher=kicker |access-date=28 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324155856/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/198586/startseite.html |archive-date=24 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[Guerin Sportivo|Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team]]: 1980, 1981

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Fussballdaten|pezzeybruno}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|bruno-pezzey}}
* {{NFT|16993}}
* [http://www.eintracht-archiv.de/pezzey.html Bruno Pezzey] at Eintracht Archiv

{{1980–81 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}
{{1985–86 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season}}
{{Austria Squad 1978 World Cup}}
{{Austria squad 1982 FIFA World Cup}}
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[[Category:People from Bregenz District]]
[[Category:Footballers from Vorarlberg]]
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[[Category:Austria men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1978 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:1982 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:UEFA Europa League–winning players]]
[[Category:FC Wacker Innsbruck players]]
[[Category:Eintracht Frankfurt players]]
[[Category:SV Werder Bremen players]]
[[Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players]]
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[[Category:Austrian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in West Germany]]
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