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{{short description|Austrian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Heimo Pfeifenberger
| image = SCWN00 - Heimo Pfeifenberger (Trainer) 8636a.jpg
| caption = Pfeifenberger as [[SC Wiener Neustadt|Wiener Neustadt]] manager in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Zederhaus]], Austria
| height = 1.83 m
| currentclub = [[SV Grödig]] (manager)
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]], [[winger (association football)|winger]]
| youthyears1 = 1971–1987
| youthclubs1 = USV Zederhaus
| years1 = 1987–1988
| clubs1 = [[SV Austria Salzburg|Austria Salzburg]]
| caps1  = 30
| goals1 = 13
| years2 = 1988–1992
| clubs2 = [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]]
| caps2  = 117
| goals2 = 42
| years3 = 1992–1996
| clubs3 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|SV Wüstenrot Salzburg]]
| caps3  = 122
| goals3 = 58
| years4 = 1996–1998
| clubs4 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| caps4  = 43
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 1998–2005
| clubs5 = [[SV Austria Salzburg|Austria Salzburg]]
| caps5  = 91
| goals5 = 15
| years6 = 2007
| clubs6 = [[SV Seekirchen 1945|Seekirchen]]
| caps6  = 4
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2007
| clubs7 = [[SV Grödig]]
| caps7  = 2
| goals7 = 1
| totalcaps = 409 
| totalgoals = 138
| nationalyears1 = 1989–1998
| nationalteam1  = [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
| nationalcaps1  = 40  
| nationalgoals1 = 9 
| manageryears1  = 2005–2007  
| managerclubs1  = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] (youth)
| manageryears2  = 2007–2009
| managerclubs2  = [[SV Grödig]]
| manageryears3  = 2009–2010
| managerclubs3  = [[Austria national under-21 football team|Austria U-21]] (assistant)
| manageryears4  = 2010
| managerclubs4  = SPG Axams-Götzens
| manageryears5  = 2010–2012
| managerclubs5  = [[SV Grödig]]
| manageryears6  = 2012–2014
| managerclubs6  = [[SC Wiener Neustadt]]
| manageryears7  = 2015–2018
| managerclubs7  = [[Wolfsberger AC]]
| manageryears8  = 2020
| managerclubs8  = [[FK Sūduva]]
| manageryears9  = 2020–
| managerclubs9  = [[SV Grödig]]
}}

'''Heimo Pfeifenberger''' (born 29 December 1966) is an Austrian professional [[Association football|football]] [[coach (sport)|manager]] and a former player. He is the manager of [[SV Grödig]].

==Club career==
On club level Pfeifenberger played for USV Zederhaus (youth career), [[Austria Salzburg]], [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], [[SK Rapid Wien]], SV Seekirchen 1945 and [[SV Grödig]]. He celebrated most success at [[Austria Salzburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austria-salzburg.at/geschichte/goldene-zeiten/ |title=1988-1997: Das "goldene" Zeitalter der Austria |trans-title=1988-1997: Austria's "golden" era |language=de |publisher=Austria Salzburg |access-date=20 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115210942/http://www.austria-salzburg.at/geschichte/goldene-zeiten/ |archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> In 1994 and 1995, Pfeifenberger won the league title and the [[Austrian Supercup]] with Salzburg. He played in the first leg of the [[1993–94 UEFA Cup#Final|1994 UEFA Cup Final]] which they lost to [[Inter Milan]]. In the Austrian 1993–94 season, he became [[Austrian Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] 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 national football team|Austria]] in an August 1989 World Cup qualification match against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] and was a participant at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|174859}}</ref> He earned 40 caps, scoring nine goals.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html | title = Austria - Record International Players | date = 29 February 2012 | website = [[RSSSF]] | access-date = 20 December 2012}}</ref> His last international was an August 1998 friendly match against [[France national football team|France]].

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12676/Heimo_Pfeifenberger.html|title=Match log for Heimo Pfeifenberger|publisher=national-football-teams.com|first=|last=|language=|date=|access-date=6 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/1614887/auswaerts-statistik-spricht-gegen-oefb|title=Auswärts-Statistik spricht gegen ÖFB|publisher=derstandard.at|first=|last=|language=German|date=31 March 2004|access-date=6 July 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 23 August 1989 || [[Stadion Lehen]], [[Salzburg]], Austria || {{fb|Iceland}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3|1990 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 2. || 22 May 1991 || [[Stadion Lehen]], [[Salzburg]], Austria || {{fb|Faroe Islands}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying Group 4|Euro 1992 qualifier]]
|-
| 3. || 19 August 1992 || [[Tehelné pole (1939)|Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia || {{fb|Czechoslovakia}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
| 4. || 10 March 1993 || [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], [[Vienna]], Austria || {{fb|Greece}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
| 5. || 14 April 1993 || [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], [[Vienna]], Austria || {{fb|Bulgaria}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–1 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|1994 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 6. || 25 August 1993 || [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], [[Vienna]], Austria || {{fb|Finland}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|1994 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 7. || 23 March 1994 || [[Linzer Stadion]], [[Linz]], Austria || {{fb|Hungary}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
| 8. || 29 March 1995 || [[Stadion Lehen]], [[Salzburg]], Austria || {{fb|Latvia}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 5–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 6|Euro 1996 qualifier]]
|-
| 9. || 10 September 1997 || [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Dinamo Stadium]], [[Minsk]], Belarus || {{fb|Belarus}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4|1998 World Cup qualifier]]
|}

==Coaching career==
[[File:Heimo Pfeifenberger - SV Grödig.jpg|thumb|right|Pfeifenberger with [[SV Grödig]] in 2008]]
Pfeifenberger was hired as the new coach of [[SC Wiener Neustadt|Wiener Neustadt]] on 30 May 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pfeifenberger neuer Neustadt-Coach|url=http://sport.oe24.at/fussball/Pfeifenberger-neuer-Neustadt-Coach/67594189|access-date=31 May 2012|newspaper=[[Österreich (newspaper)|Österreich]]|date=30 May 2012|language=de}}</ref> He left the club on 12 November 2014.<ref name="Pfeifenberger nicht mehr Neustadt-Coach">{{cite news|title=Pfeifenberger nicht mehr Neustadt-Coach|url=http://sport.oe24.at/fussball/fussball-national/Pfeifenberger-nicht-mehr-Neustadt-Coach/164907368|access-date=12 November 2014|publisher=Österreich|date=12 November 2014|language=de}}</ref> On 25 November 2015, Pfeifenberger was unveiled as the new manager of [[Wolfsberger AC]], replacing [[Dietmar Kühbauer]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Heimo Pfeifenberger löst Didi Kühbauer als Wolfsberg-Trainer ab |url=http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/oesterreich/sport/fussball/sn/artikel/heimo-pfeifenberger-loest-didi-kuehbauer-als-wolfsberg-trainer-ab-174645/ |website=[[Salzburger Nachrichten]] |agency=[[Austria Press Agency]] |date=25 November 2015 |access-date=19 October 2016 |language=de}}</ref>

On 8 January 2020, he became a head coach of Lithuanian defending champions [[FK Sūduva]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.krone.at/2073749|title = Litauen! Heimo Pfeifenberger hat neuen Job}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alyga.lt/naujiena/suduvos-vyr-treneriu-tapo-specialistas-is-austrijos/6428|title = "Sūduvos" vyr. Treneriu tapo specialistas iš Austrijos &#124; A Lyga &#124; Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga}}</ref> The club terminated the contract on 14 April, just after two games. [http://fksuduva.lt/nutraukta-sutartis-su-h-pfeifenbergeriu/]

On 1 July 2020, he returned to [[SV Grödig]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[SV Grödig]]|url=http://www.sv-groedig.at/news/news/heimo-pfeifenberger-ist-zurueck|title=Heimo Pfeifenberger ist zurück|trans-title=Heimo Pfeifenberger is back|date=1 July 2020|language=de}}</ref>

==Coaching record==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=December 2015}}
{{updated|17 December 2016}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[SV Grödig]]
|align=left|1 June 2007
|align=left|12 December 2008
{{WDL|51|27|12|12}}
|-
|align=left|SPG Axams-Götzens
|align=left|14 January 2010
|align=left|4 April 2010
{{WDL|3|0|1|2}}
|-
|align=left|[[SV Grödig]]
|align=left|4 April 2010
|align=left|30 May 2010
{{WDL|87|38|19|30}}
|-
|align=left|[[SC Wiener Neustadt]]
|align=left|30 May 2012
|align=left|12 November 2014
{{WDL|94|24|23|47}}
|-
|align=left|[[Wolfsberger AC]]
|align=left|25 November 2015
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|41|14|11|16}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|276|103|66|107}}
|}

==Honours==
* [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]]: 1993–94, 1994–95
* Austrian Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1993–94<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oberliga-a.at/fussball_a/torschutzen_a.htm |title=Österreichs Torschützenkönige |publisher=www.oberliga-a.at |access-date=13 August 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915044827/http://www.oberliga-a.at/fussball_a/torschutzen_a.htm |archive-date=15 September 2007 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://rapidarchiv.at/spieler/pfeifenberger_heimo.html Heimo Pfeifenberger] at Rapid archive
* {{NFT|12676}}

{{Austrian Footballer of the Year}}
{{Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorers}}
{{Austria squad 1990 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Austria squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}}

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