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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

^ Hans Pirkner – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ "Austria's World Cup squad 1978". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
^ "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 (in German)
Hans Pirkner at National-Football-Teams.com
Hans Pirkner at Fussballportal (in German)

[1] Hans Pirkner – FIFA competition record (archived)

[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.

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