# Heimo Pfeifenberger

Heimo Pfeifenberger (born 29 December 1966) is an Austrian professional football 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, Werder Bremen, SK Rapid Wien, SV Seekirchen 1945 and SV Grödig. He celebrated most success at Austria Salzburg. In 1994 and 1995, Pfeifenberger won the league title and the Austrian Supercup with Salzburg. He played in the first leg of the 1994 UEFA Cup Final which they lost to Inter Milan. In the Austrian 1993–94 season, he became 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 in an August 1989 World Cup qualification match against Iceland and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He earned 40 caps, scoring nine goals. His last international was an August 1998 friendly match against France.

### International goals

    Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 23 August 1989 | Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1990 World Cup qualifier |
| 2. | 22 May 1991 | Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 3–0 | Euro 1992 qualifier |
| 3. | 19 August 1992 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
| 4. | 10 March 1993 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Greece | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 5. | 14 April 1993 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1994 World Cup qualifier |
| 6. | 25 August 1993 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Finland | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1994 World Cup qualifier |
| 7. | 23 March 1994 | Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria | Hungary | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
| 8. | 29 March 1995 | Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria | Latvia | 2–0 | 5–0 | Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 9. | 10 September 1997 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | Belarus | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1998 World Cup qualifier |

## Coaching career

Pfeifenberger was hired as the new coach of Wiener Neustadt on 30 May 2012. He left the club on 12 November 2014. On 25 November 2015, Pfeifenberger was unveiled as the new manager of Wolfsberger AC, replacing Dietmar Kühbauer.
On 8 January 2020, he became a head coach of Lithuanian defending champions FK Sūduva. The club terminated the contract on 14 April, just after two games.
On 1 July 2020, he returned to SV Grödig.

## Coaching record

    As of 17 December 2016
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | Win % |
| SV Grödig | 1 June 2007 | 12 December 2008 | 51 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 052.94 |
| SPG Axams-Götzens | 14 January 2010 | 4 April 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 000.00 |
| SV Grödig | 4 April 2010 | 30 May 2010 | 87 | 38 | 19 | 30 | 043.68 |
| SC Wiener Neustadt | 30 May 2012 | 12 November 2014 | 94 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 025.53 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 25 November 2015 | Present | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 034.15 |
| Total | Total | Total | 276 | 103 | 66 | 107 | 037.32 |

## Honours

* Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1993–94, 1994–95
* Austrian Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1993–94