Born: 8- 8-1955 Country: Austria Caps: 83 (W41-D16-L26 – GF129-GA90 - %59.04) Goals: 10 Age First Cap: 19 yr 97 d 13-11-1974 vs. Turkey 1-0 Age Last Cap: 33 yr 310 d 14- 6-1989 vs. Iceland 0-0 National Team Career: 14 yr 213 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 13-11-74 Istanbul Turkey 1-0
2 16- 3-75 Luxembourg Luxembourg 2-1 European Champ. Qualifier
3 2- 4-75 Wien Hungary 0-0 European Champ. Qualifier
4 7- 6-75 Wien Czechoslovakia 0-0
5 3- 9-75 Wien West Germany 0-2
6 24- 9-75 Budapest Hungary 1-2 European Champ. Qualifier
7 15-10-75 Wien Luxembourg 6-2 European Champ. Qualifier
8 19-11-75 Wrexham Wales 0-1 European Champ. Qualifier
9 12- 6-76 Budapest Hungary 0-2
10 23- 6-76 Wien Soviet Union 1-2
11 22- 9-76 Linz Switzerland 3-1
12 13-10-76 Wien Hungary 2-4
13 10-11-76 Kavala Greece 3-0
14 5-12-76 La Valetta Malta 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
15 15-12-76 Tel-Aviv Israel 3-1
16 9- 3-77 Wien Greece 2-0
17 17- 4-77 Wien Turkey 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
18 30- 4-77 Salzburg Malta 9-0 World Cup Qualifier
19 1- 6-77 Ostrava Czechoslovakia 0-0
20 24- 8-77 Wien Poland 2-1
21 24- 9-77 Wien East Germany 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
22 12-10-77 Leipzig East Germany 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
23 30-10-77 Izmir Turkey 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
24 15- 2-78 Athinai Greece 1-1
25 22- 3-78 Charleroi Belgium 0-1
26 4- 4-78 Basel Switzerland 1-0
27 20- 5-78 Wien Netherlands 0-1
28 3- 6-78 Buenos Aires Spain 2-1 World Cup
29 7- 6-78 Buenos Aires Sweden 1-0 World Cup
30 11- 6-78 Mar del Plata Brazil 0-1 World Cup
31 14- 6-78 Córdoba Netherlands 1-5 World Cup
32 18- 6-78 Buenos Aires Italy 0-1 World Cup
33 21- 6-78 Córdoba West Germany 3-2 [*] World Cup
34 30- 8-78 Oslo Norway 2-0 European Champ. Qualifier
35 20- 9-78 Wien Scotland 3-2 European Champ. Qualifier
36 15-11-78 Wien Portugal 1-2 European Champ. Qualifier
37 30- 1-79 Jaffa Israel 1-0
38 2- 5-79 Wien Belgium 0-0 European Champ. Qualifier
39 13- 6-79 Wien England 4-3
40 29- 8-79 Wien Norway 4-0 European Champ. Qualifier
41 26- 9-79 Wien Hungary 3-1
42 17-10-79 Glasgow Scotland 1-1 European Champ. Qualifier
43 21-11-79 Lisboa Portugal 2-1 European Champ. Qualifier
44 2- 4-80 München West Germany 0-1
45 21- 5-80 Wien Argentina 1-5
46 4- 6-80 Budapest Hungary 1-1
47 24- 9-80 Helsinki Finland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
48 8-10-80 Wien Hungary 3-1
49 15-11-80 Wien Albania 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
50 6-12-80 Tiranë Albania 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
51 29- 4-81 Hamburg West Germany 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
52 28- 5-81 Wien Bulgaria 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
53 17- 6-81 Linz Finland 5-1 World Cup Qualifier
54 14-10-81 Wien West Germany 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
55 11-11-81 Sofia Bulgaria 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
56 24- 3-82 Budapest Hungary 3-2
57 28- 4-82 Wien Czechoslovakia 2-1
58 17- 6-82 Oviedo Chile 1-0 World Cup
59 21- 6-82 Oviedo Algeria 2-0 World Cup
60 25- 6-82 Gijón West Germany 0-1 [!] World Cup
61 29- 6-82 Madrid France 0-1 World Cup
62 1- 7-82 Madrid N. Ireland 2-2 World Cup
63 22- 9-82 Wien Albania 5-0 European Champ. Qualifier
64 13-10-82 Wien N. Ireland 2-0 European Champ. Qualifier
65 17-11-82 Wien Turkey 4-0 European Champ. Qualifier
66 27- 4-83 Wien West Germany 0-0 European Champ. Qualifier
67 8- 6-83 Tiranë Albania 2-1 European Champ. Qualifier
68 21- 9-83 Belfast N. Ireland 1-3 European Champ. Qualifier
69 5-10-83 Gelsenkirchen West Germany 0-3 European Champ. Qualifier
70 28- 3-84 Bordeaux France 0-1
71 18- 4-84 Wien Greece 0-0
72 2- 5-84 Lefkosia Cyprus 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
73 12- 9-84 København Denmark 1-3
74 29- 9-84 Budapest Hungary 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
75 14-11-84 Wien Netherlands 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
76 27- 3-85 Tbilisi Soviet Union 0-2
77 17- 4-85 Wien Hungary 0-3 World Cup Qualifier
78 1- 5-85 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
79 7- 5-85 Graz Cyprus 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
80 2-11-88 Wien Turkey 3-2 World Cup Qualifier
81 25- 3-89 Wien Italy 0-1
82 20- 5-89 Leipzig East Germany 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
83 14- 6-89 Reykjavík Iceland 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
[*] this win against West Germany, the so-called "Wunder von Córdoba",
obtained mythical status in Austrian football history; while it was
the first win by Austria in a World Cup tournament against their
unloved neighbours ("Piefkes"), after distressing losses in 1934
and 1954, it is usually forgotten that the match was of very limited
interest: Austria had already been eliminated, and while West Germany
would have reached the third place match in case of a draw, their
chances to defend their 1974 title were more than remote: they
needed a draw in the parallel match between the Netherlands and
Italy (which didn't happen) coupled with a 5-goal win against Austria
to reach the final
[!] this match entered World Cup history as the "Schande von Gijón";
most blame should go to FIFA as in spite of the obvious lessons from
the previous World Cup in Argentina, where the hosts had known the
exact number of goals to score against Peru in order to reach the final
because Brazil's match against Poland had already finished before they
started, FIFA had not enforced the final group matches to be played
simultaneously; because of this, Algeria, who had earlier beaten West
Germany 2-1 in one of the all-time World Cup upsets, and had beaten
Chile 3-2 (after a 3-0 lead at half-time which would have all but
mathematically ensured their passage had they managed to hold on to it)
just prior to this match, became the victims of the arrangement struck
after West Germany took an early lead (after 11 minutes); because a
victory by the West Germans by 1 or 2 goals guaranteed both teams a
place in the next round, the twenty-two actors took very great care
not to create any real scoring opportunities after about half an hour
of play (only Schachner claims not to have understood during the match
what was going on - he must have been the only one on the planet)
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
83 41 16 26 129- 90 98 59.04
Types of Matches
Friendlies 29
World Cup 11
World Cup Qualifiers 23
European Champ. Qual. 20
Total 83
Goals:
Cap 7 1 goal
Cap 15 1 goal
Cap 23 1 goal
Cap 40 1 goal
Cap 41 2 goals
Cap 53 2 goals
Cap 65 1 goal
Cap 72 1 goal
Total: 10 goals
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Author: Karel Stokkermans
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Last updated: 22 Jan 2009
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