Peter Schöttel

Peter Schöttel (born 26 March 1967 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian footballer, who played for SK Rapid Wien and the Austrian football team as defender.

Career
The only club he played for was SK Rapid Wien. From 1997 till 2001 he was captain of the team. During his time with Rapid, he played in a total of 436 matches and scored four goals. For this reason he is a hero for all Rapid supporters. He was voted for the Rapid team of the century. He played for Rapid in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final against Paris St Germain in Brussels, which Rapid lost.
International 
He played 63 matches for the Austrian football team from 1988 to 2002. He played for them in the FIFA World Cup 1990 and 1998.
International statistics
Transfermarkt.at 
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals  Austria19886019901001991501992401993101994801995401996501997601998110199920200210Total 630

Manager career 
After his player career he started as coach of the amateur squad of Rapid. In 2003 he became sports manager of the club, but in 2007 he quit due to continuing criticism. He became coach of the Wiener Sportklub for one year, then manager of the First Vienna FC. Since 2009 he has been coach of SC Magna Wiener Neustadt in the Austrian Bundesliga. In 2011 he went as a new coach to his former club SK Rapid Wien. 

In the summer of 2015, Schöttel joined SV Grödig. After their relegation to the Regionalliga West (third division), he announced his resignation before the final match against SV Mattersburg. www.krone.at  

On August 1, 2017, he was appointed coach of the U-19 national team. On October 10, 2017, he succeeded Willi Ruttensteiner as sporting director of the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB). ORF.at 
Honours
Austrian Football Bundesliga (3):
 1987, 1988, 1996
Austrian Cup (2):
 1987, 1995

Other websites
Career stats – National Football Teams

References 

Category:Austrian footballers
Category:1967 births
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:Living people
Category:SV Grödig managers
Category:SK Rapid Wien managers
Category:SC Wiener Neustadt managers
Category:Austrian football defenders
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:SK Rapid Wien players