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Austria (1981)

Österreich

Matches: 6; 6 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 2-2-2; 2 W · 2 D · 2 L
Goals: 8; 6 against
Goal difference: +2

General Information

Österreichischer Fussball-Bund

Founded: 1904
FIFA entry: 1907
Average height in 1981: 1.80 m
Average age in 1981: 26.6 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 1981

Karl Stotz(Coach)

Date of birth: 27 March 1927
Died: 4 April 2017
Place of birth: Wien, Austria
Height: 1.73 m
Matches: 6 (5 official · 1 friendly)

Photo: Kindly provided by Robin Z.

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Players of Austria in 1981

21 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers2
Herbert Feurer	14 January 1954	Goalkeeper	Rapid Wien	3	0	0
Friedl Koncilia	25 February 1948	Goalkeeper	Austria Wien	3	0	0
Defenders5
Hans-Dieter Mirnegg	24 May 1954	Left Back	Como Calcio	6	0	0
Bruno Pezzey	3 February 1955	Sweeper	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	0	0
Heribert Weber	28 June 1955	Centre Back	Rapid Wien	5	1	0
Bernd Krauss	8 May 1957	Centre Back	Rapid Wien	3	0	0
Erich Obermayer	23 January 1953	Libero	Austria Wien	1	0	0
Midfielders7
Roland Hattenberger	7 December 1948	Centre Midfielder	SSW Innsbruck	6	0	0
Herbert Prohaska	8 August 1955	Attacking Midfielder	Inter Milano	5	0	2
Kurt Jara	14 October 1950	Attacking Midfielder	Grasshopper Zürich	5	0	1
Reinhold Hintermaier	14 February 1956	Defensive Midfielder	1.FC Nürnberg	4	0	0
Johann Dihanich	24 October 1958	Right Midfielder	Austria Wien	3	1	0
Felix Gasselich	21 December 1955	Left Midfielder	Austria Wien	1	0	0
Ernst Baumeister	22 January 1957	Midfielder	Austria Wien	0	1	0
Forwards7
Hans Krankl	14 February 1953	Centre Forward	Rapid Wien	6	0	2
Kurt Welzl	6 November 1954	Centre Forward	Valencia CF	4	0	1
Walter Schachner	1 February 1957	Right Winger	AC Cesena	2	2	1
Max Hagmayr	16 November 1956	Centre Forward	VÖESt Linz	1	2	0
Christian Keglevits	29 January 1961	Striker	Rapid Wien	1	1	0
Gernot Jurtin	9 September 1955	Striker	Sturm Graz	1	0	1
Willi Kreuz	29 May 1949	Striker	VÖESt Linz	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Austria in 1981

6 matches

11 Nov 1981World Cup 1982 · Group 1 · Vassil Levski National StadiumAvs.BulgariaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Austria 0–0Draw
14 Oct 1981World Cup 1982 · Group 1 · Ernst-Happel-StadionHvs.GermanyMatch report: Austria vs. Germany 1–3Defeat
23 Sept 1981Friendly · Ernst-Happel-StadionHvs.SpainMatch report: Austria vs. Spain 0–0Draw
17 Jun 1981World Cup 1982 · Group 1 · Raiffeisen ArenaHvs.FinlandMatch report: Austria vs. Finland 5–1Win
28 May 1981World Cup 1982 · Group 1 · Ernst-Happel-StadionHvs.BulgariaMatch report: Austria vs. Bulgaria 2–0Win
29 Apr 1981World Cup 1982 · Group 1 · VolksparkstadionAvs.GermanyMatch report: Germany vs. Austria 2–0Defeat

Match Progress for Austria

2 W · 2 D · 2 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Austria

79 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Hungary	75	23	17	35	126
Germany	31	8	3	20	42
Sweden	25	12	5	8	34
Switzerland	20	7	4	9	42
Italy	17	4	5	8	23
Turkey	15	6	1	8	22
Netherlands	15	4	2	9	21
Scotland	14	4	5	5	17
France	14	2	2	10	14
Northern Ireland	13	6	3	4	21
Norway	12	7	2	3	23
Spain	12	2	3	7	10
Ireland	11	5	4	2	24
Israel	11	5	3	3	24
Denmark	11	3	0	8	7
Finland	10	7	2	1	22
Greece	10	2	4	4	12
Liechtenstein	9	9	0	0	36
Cyprus	9	8	0	1	25
Moldova	9	7	1	1	15
Latvia	9	6	0	3	24
Romania	9	3	3	3	8
Wales	9	3	2	4	10
Portugal	9	2	5	2	15
Malta	8	7	1	0	26
Faroe Islands	8	6	1	1	21
Poland	8	2	2	4	13
England	8	0	2	6	7
Luxembourg	7	7	0	0	29
Albania	7	7	0	0	19
Slovenia	7	3	3	1	9
Bosnia & Herzegovina	7	2	4	1	7
Serbia	7	2	1	4	9
Soviet Union	7	1	2	4	6
Croatia	7	1	0	6	6
Azerbaijan	6	5	1	0	14
Kazakhstan	6	4	2	0	12
Slovakia	6	2	3	1	6
Czechoslovakia	6	2	1	3	12
East Germany	6	1	4	1	7
Belgium	6	0	4	2	8
Bulgaria	5	3	1	1	12
Russia	5	3	1	1	3
Czechia	5	2	1	2	6
Brazil	5	0	0	5	1
San Marino	4	4	0	0	25
Belarus	4	4	0	0	12
Estonia	4	4	0	0	9
Tunisia	4	3	1	0	6
Iceland	4	1	2	1	4
Yugoslavia	4	0	0	4	1
North Macedonia	3	3	0	0	9
Uruguay	3	2	1	0	6
Lithuania	3	2	0	1	6
Ukraine	3	2	0	1	5
USA	3	2	0	1	3
Egypt	3	1	1	1	3
Chile	3	1	1	1	2
Cameroon	3	0	2	1	1
Argentina	3	0	1	2	2
Montenegro	2	2	0	0	4
Ghana	2	1	1	0	6
Algeria	2	1	1	0	5
Costa Rica	2	1	1	0	4
Kosovo	2	1	1	0	4
Georgia	2	1	1	0	3
Saarland	2	1	0	1	6
Ivory Coast	2	1	0	1	3
Iran	1	1	0	0	5
Trinidad & Tobago	1	1	0	0	4
Jordan	1	1	0	0	3
Andorra	1	1	0	0	1
South Korea	1	1	0	0	1
Japan	1	1	0	0	0
Nigeria	1	0	1	0	1
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0
Morocco	1	0	0	1	1
Canada	1	0	0	1	0
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	0
Total	594	249	126	219	995

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Austria

Games Total: 175
Goals: 303
Goals Against: 215
Games W/D/L: 83/35/57
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.73
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.23

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 19; Marko Arnautović
Most Matches: 43; Andreas Herzog
Most Yellow Cards: 7; Emanuel Pogatetz
Most Red Cards: 1; Emanuel Pogatetz

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Austria

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Arnautović, Marko	Left Winger	2008–2026	137	111	26	49	30	11	0	1
2	Alaba, David	Left Back	2009–2026	117	104	13	15	21	9	0	0
3	Herzog, Andreas	Attacking Midfielder	1988–2003	103	91	12	26	1	13	0	0
4	Sabitzer, Marcel	Right Midfielder	2012–2026	102	80	22	27	21	13	0	0
5	Dragović, Aleksandar	Centre Back	2009–2022	100	93	7	2	1	18	1	0
6	Polster, Toni	Centre Forward	1982–2000	95	92	3	44	0	12	0	0
7	Hanappi, Gerhard	Centre Midfielder	1948–1962	93	93	0	12	0	0	0	0
8	Koller, Karl	Defensive Midfielder	1952–1965	87	86	1	4	0	0	0	0
9	Pezzey, Bruno	Sweeper	1975–1990	84	83	1	9	1	4	0	0
10	Baumgartlinger, Julian	Defensive Midfielder	2009–2021	84	72	12	1	6	15	0	0
11	Koncilia, Friedl	Goalkeeper	1970–1985	84	82	2	0	0	1	0	0
12	Prohaska, Herbert	Attacking Midfielder	1974–1989	83	80	3	10	0	5	0	0
13	Gregoritsch, Michael	Secondary striker	2016–2026	81	40	41	24	7	3	0	0
14	Fuchs, Christian	Left Back	2006–2016	78	72	6	1	6	7	0	0
15	Prödl, Sebastian	Centre Back	2007–2018	73	58	15	4	5	11	0	0
16	Janko, Marc	Centre Forward	2006–2019	70	49	21	28	4	8	0	1
17	Krankl, Hans	Centre Forward	1973–1985	69	68	1	34	0	1	0	1
18	Ivanschitz, Andreas	Attacking Midfielder	2003–2014	69	61	8	12	13	7	0	0
19	Harnik, Martin	Right Winger	2007–2017	68	53	15	15	14	4	0	0
20	Weber, Heribert	Centre Back	1976–1989	68	58	10	1	0	4	0	0
21	Hinteregger, Martin	Centre Back	2013–2022	67	64	3	4	1	11	0	0
22	Stöger, Peter	Attacking Midfielder	1988–1999	65	41	24	15	0	3	0	1
23	Schachner, Walter	Right Winger	1976–1994	64	61	3	23	0	1	0	0
24	Ogris, Andreas	Centre Forward	1986–1997	63	48	15	11	0	2	0	0
25	Laimer, Konrad	Centre Midfielder	2019–2026	63	58	5	7	9	9	0	1
26	Pfeffer, Anton	Centre Back	1988–1999	63	60	3	1	1	11	2	0
27	Schöttel, Peter	Centre Back	1988–2002	63	52	11	0	0	15	0	0
28	Ocwirk, Ernst	Defensive Midfielder	1945–1962	62	62	0	6	0	0	0	0
29	Pogatetz, Emanuel	Centre Back	2002–2014	61	60	1	2	0	10	0	1
30	Grillitsch, Florian	Defensive Midfielder	2017–2026	61	36	25	1	7	5	0	0
31	Ilsanker, Stefan	Defensive Midfielder	2014–2022	61	33	28	0	0	8	0	0
32	Jara, Kurt	Attacking Midfielder	1971–1985	59	59	0	14	0	2	0	0
33	Posch, Stefan	Centre Back	2019–2026	59	43	16	5	8	15	0	0
34	Schlager, Xaver	Centre Midfielder	2018–2026	59	50	9	4	4	5	0	0
35	Wohlfahrt, Franz	Goalkeeper	1987–2001	59	48	11	0	0	2	0	0
36	Baumgartner, Christoph	Attacking Midfielder	2020–2026	58	50	8	19	13	5	0	0
37	Aufhauser, René	Centre Back	2002–2008	58	55	3	12	1	15	0	0
38	Kreuz, Willi	Striker	1969–1981	56	53	3	10	0	0	0	0
39	Schopp, Markus	Right Midfielder	1995–2005	56	45	11	6	0	15	1	0
40	Stranzl, Martin	Centre Back	2000–2009	56	56	0	3	1	6	0	0
41	Junuzović, Zlatko	Attacking Midfielder	2006–2017	55	47	8	7	13	3	0	0
42	Kühbauer, Dietmar	Centre Midfielder	1992–2005	55	48	7	5	0	10	0	0
43	Sara, Robert	Right Back	1965–1980	55	51	4	3	0	2	0	0
44	Artner, Peter	Defensive Midfielder	1987–1996	55	52	3	1	0	10	0	2
45	Seiwald, Nicolas	Centre Midfielder	2021–2026	55	53	2	1	3	3	0	0
46	Happel, Ernst	Centre Back	1947–1958	51	51	0	5	0	0	0	0
47	Blum, Josef	Left Back	1920–1932	51	51	0	3	0	0	0	0
48	Hattenberger, Roland	Centre Midfielder	1972–1982	51	49	2	3	0	2	0	0
49	Vastić, Ivica	Secondary striker	1996–2008	50	41	9	14	0	13	0	0
50	Hiden, Martin	Centre Back	1998–2008	50	41	9	1	0	4	1	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Austria

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Sabitzer, Marcel	Arnautović, Marko	2015–2025	9	18
2	Baumgartner, Christoph	Sabitzer, Marcel	2023–2025	5	19
3	Harnik, Martin	Ivanschitz, Andreas	2008–2013	4	33
4	Alaba, David	Janko, Marc	2012–2015	4	14
5	Arnautović, Marko	Janko, Marc	2013–2016	4	14
6	Alaba, David	Arnautović, Marko	2016–2026	4	8
7	Sabitzer, Marcel	Gregoritsch, Michael	2019–2026	4	17
8	Grillitsch, Florian	Baumgartner, Christoph	2021–2024	4	21
9	Ivanschitz, Andreas	Aufhauser, René	2006–2008	3	25
10	Ivanschitz, Andreas	Janko, Marc	2008–2011	3	11

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 293 of 959 goals.