Johann "Hans" Pirkner is a former Austrian

Austrians

Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....

 football

Football (soccer)

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 forward.

Club career

Pirkner played for several clubs, including Schalke 04 (1969–1971), Austria Wien (1974–1978) and First Vienna FC

First Vienna FC

First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there...

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When at Schalke he was fined for 2 years due to his involvement in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal

Bundesliga scandal (1971)

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. The ban was however lifted bij the ÖFB

Austrian Football Association

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 after a year. He ended his professional career after the 1978 World Cup Finals.

International career

He made his debut for Austria

Austria national football team

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 in September 1969 against West Germany and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup

1978 FIFA World Cup

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...

, where he was the oldest squad member. He earned 20 caps, scoring 4 goals.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
  • 1976, 1978
• Austrian Cup
  Austrian Cup
  The Austrian Cup, in German: ÖFB-Cup is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB.It has been held since 1919, with the exception of the time of the Anschluss between 1939 and 1945 and the period between 1950 and 1958 when the competition was deemed of...
  
  (1):
  • 1977
• Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (1):
  • 1976

External links

• Profile – Austria Wien archive
• Career stats – National Football Teams
• Bundesliga stats – Fussballportal