Toni Polster
Polster in 2015
Personal information
Full name Anton Polster
Date of birth (1964-03-10) 10 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1973–1981 Austria Wien
1982 1. Simmeringer SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1987 Austria Wien 146 (119)
1987–1988 Torino 27 (9)
1988–1991 Sevilla 102 (55)
1991–1992 Logroñés 38 (14)
1992–1993 Rayo Vallecano 31 (14)
1993–1998 1. FC Köln 150 (79)
1998–1999 Borussia Mönchengladbach 38 (15)
1999–2000 Austria Salzburg 12 (2)
Total 544 (307)
International career
1982–2000 Austria 95 (44)
Managerial career
2010 LASK Linz (reserve-team)
2011–2013 Wiener Viktoria
2013 Admira Wacker
2014– Wiener Viktoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton "Toni" Polster (born 10 March 1964) is an Austrian professional football coach and former player. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Austria national team with 44 goals.

Polster's top flight coaching debut at Admira Wacker lasted just three league games before he was sacked on 10 August 2013.[1]

Club career

Polster came through the Austria Wien youth system to make his professional league debut in August 1982, at 18 years of age. He scored his first Bundesliga goal three weeks later and went on to win three league titles and a domestic cup before moving abroad to play a season in Serie A with Torino. He then spent the five following years at Spanish teams Sevilla, Logroñés and Rayo Vallecano, ending up with these teams in mid-table as well except for one year, 1989–90, in which Sevilla FC ended in sixth place and played UEFA Cup the following year. In 1990, he finished runner-up in the Spanish goalscoring chart.[2] In 1993, he moved to Germany to spend five years at Köln, again ending up in mid-table every season except for the last one in which he experienced relegation. That made him join Borussia Mönchengladbach next year but they got also relegated at the end of the season and Polster returned to Austria to play a final season at Austria Salzburg.[3]

He was known to fans as "Toni Doppelpack" – "Toni Brace", because of his reputation for scoring two goals in many matches.[4][5]

Polster was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001 and as Austrian Sportsman of the Year 1997.

International career

In 1983, Polster was selected for the Austria U20's to play at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.[6]

He had already made his senior debut for Austria in November 1982 against Turkey, immediately scoring his first goal, and was a participant at the 1990 World Cup and 1998 World Cup.[7] He earned 95 caps, scoring a record 44 goals.[8] He overtook the previous goalscoring record, set by Hans Krankl, in November 1996, scoring his 35th goal against Latvia.[8][9]

His final (and record-breaking 94th) international was thought to be a 1998 FIFA World Cup match against Italy in June, but he was given an official farewell match in September 2000 against Iran,[10] in which he was substituted in the 21st minute by Christian Mayrleb.[11] His appearances record was surpassed by Andreas Herzog in May 2002.[12]

Coaching career

Polster began his coaching career in January 2010 as the reserve-team coach at LASK Linz. In June 2011, he became the head coach of SC Wiener Viktoria in the Austrian 2. Landesliga, the fifth-tier in Austrian football. During his first season at Wiener Viktoria, the team promoted to the fourth-tier and consequently a year after to the third division, the so-called Austrian Regional League. On 17 June 2013, he accepted his first coaching role in the Austrian Bundesliga, taking over as the head coach of the top-flight side Admira Wacker Mödling.[13] After starting the season with three straight defeats, including a 7–1 defeat to newly promoted Scholz Grödig, Polster was fired by Admira on 9 August 2013.[14] Polster returned to SC Wiener Viktoria on 13 January 2014.[15]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Austria Wien 1982–83 Austrian Bundesliga 26 11 1 2 8[b] 5 — 35 18
1983–84 23 13 8 10 8[c] 1 — 39 24
1984–85 29 24 6 9 6[d] 3 — 41 36
1985–86 34 32 4 4 4[d] 4 — 42 40
1986–87 34 39 4 4 4[d] 3 1[e] 1 43 47
Total 146 119 23 29 30 16 1 1 200 165
Torino 1987–88 Serie A 27 9 12 5 — 1[f] 0 40 14
Sevilla 1988–89 La Liga 32 9 — — — 32 9
1989–90 35 33 — — — 35 33
1990–91 35 13 4 1 4[c] 1 — 43 15
Total 102 55 4 1 4 1 — 110 57
Logroñés 1991–92 La Liga 38 14 7 7 — — 45 21
Rayo Vallecano 1992–93 La Liga 31 14 0 0 — — 31 14
1. FC Köln 1993–94 Bundesliga 25 17 1 2 — — 26 19
1994–95 32 17 5 2 — — 37 19
1995–96 28 11 1 0 4[g] 3 — 33 14
1996–97 32 21 1 0 — — 33 21
1997–98 33 13 1 0 5[g] 2 — 39 15
Total 150 79 9 4 9 5 — 168 88
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1998–99 Bundesliga 31 11 4 3 — — 35 14
1999–2000 2. Bundesliga 7 4 1 0 — — 8 4
Total 38 15 5 3 — — 43 18
Austria Salzburg 1999–2000 Austrian Bundesliga 12 2 4 3 — — 16 5
Career total 544 307 64 52 43 22 2 1 653 382
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in European Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Austrian Supercup
  6. ^ Appearance in UEFA Cup play-off
  7. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[16]
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 1982 1 1
1984 3 0
1985 4 1
1986 6 5
1987 6 2
1988 6 1
1989 6 4
1990 10 1
1991 2 0
1992 8 5
1993 7 1
1994 7 5
1995 7 7
1996 6 2
1997 8 6
1998 7 3
2000 1 0
Total 95 44
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Polster goal.
List of international goals scored by Toni Polster
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 1982 Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna, Austria  Turkey 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
2 7 May 1985 Liebenau Stadium, Graz, Austria  Cyprus 2–0 4–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 26 March 1986 Stadio Friuli, Udine, Italy  Italy 1–0 1–2 Friendly
4 27 August 1986 Tivoli, Innsbruck, Austria   Switzerland 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5 15 October 1986 Liebenau Stadium, Graz, Austria  Albania 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
6 29 October 1986 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  West Germany 1–0 4–1 Friendly
7 2–1
8 1 April 1987 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Spain 2–2 2–3 Euro 1988 qualifying
9 29 April 1987 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Albania 1–0 1–0 Euro 1988 qualifying
10 2 November 1988 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  Turkey 1–0 3–2 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 20 May 1989 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany  East Germany 1–0 1–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 15 November 1989 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  East Germany 1–0 3–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 2–0
14 3–0
15 28 March 1990 Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain  Spain 2–2 3–2 Friendly
16 25 March 1992 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 1–2 Friendly
17 14 April 1992 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  Lithuania 3–0 4–0 Friendly
18 27 May 1992 De Baandert, Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–2 2–3 Friendly
19 2 September 1992 Linzer Stadion, Linz, Austria  Portugal 1–0 1–1 Friendly
20 28 October 1992 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  Israel 3–0 5–2 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 14 April 1993 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Bulgaria 3–1 3–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 2 June 1994 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria   Germany 1–4 1–5 Friendly
23 7 September 1994 Sportpark, Eschen, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
24 3–0
25 4–0
26 12 October 1994 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Northern Ireland 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
27 29 March 1995 Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria  Latvia 4–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
28 5–0
29 26 April 1995 Stadion Lehen, Salzburg, Austria  Liechtenstein 2–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
30 4–0
31 11 June 1995 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
32 3–1
33 16 August 1995 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
34 24 April 1996 Népstadion, Budapest  Hungary 1–0 2–0 Friendly
35 9 November 1996 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Latvia 1–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 8 June 1997 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 2–0 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 20 August 1997 Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
38 2–0
39 3–0
40 11 October 1997 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Belarus 1–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
41 3–0
42 2 June 1998 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Liechtenstein 1–0 6–0 Friendly
43 6–0
44 11 June 1998 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France  Cameroon 1–1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup

Managerial

As of 15 May 2014
Managerial record by club and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
LASK Linz (A)1 4 January 2010[17] 29 November 2010[17] 16 8 1 7 29 26 +3 050.00 [18]
SC Wiener Viktoria2 1 July 2011[19] 17 June 2013[13] 33 22 6 5 88 32 +56 066.67 [20]
Admira Wacker Mödling 17 June 2013[13] 9 August 2013[14] 4 1 0 3 4 11 −7 025.00 [21]
SC Wiener Viktoria 13 January 2014[15] Present 51 19 6 26 16 34 −18 037.25 [22]
Total 104 50 13 41 137 103 +34 048.08

Honours

Club

Austria Wien

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Football: Polster sacked by struggling Admira". globalpost.com. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente (28 September 2000). "Spain, Final Tables 1989-1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  3. ^ Matthias Arnhold (31 July 2014). "Anton Polster - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. ^ Metzger, Josef (1998). Doppelpack : Fußball mit Herz und Schmäh. Wien: Pichler. ISBN 9783854311461.
  5. ^ Polster, Toni. "Toni "Doppelpack" Polster". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  6. ^ "1983 Austria U20 squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  7. ^ Toni Polster – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ a b Mamrud, Roberto Mamrud (29 January 2009). "Anton "Toni" Polster - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  9. ^ Daley, Kieran (10 November 1996). "French record falls to Pedersen". The Independent. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  10. ^ "5:1 – Erfolg im Freundschaftsspiel gegen den Iran: Polster sagt laut "Servus"". Rheinische Post (in German). 2 September 2000. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Länderspiele von März 2000" (PDF). Austrian Football Association (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Österreich in BayArena chancenlos". Der Standard (in German). 20 May 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  13. ^ a b c "Admira give Polster first shot at the top flight". UEFA.com. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Admira tritt gegen Toni Polster nach". Österreich (in German). 11 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Fix! Polster kehrt zu Wiener Viktoria zurück" (in German). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Toni Polster - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  17. ^ a b "LASK Linz (A) » Trainerhistorie". Worldfootball. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  18. ^ "LASK Linz (A) » Dates & results 2010/2011". Worldfootball. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  19. ^ "SC Wiener Viktoria » Trainerhistorie". Worldfootball. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  20. ^ "SC Wiener Viktoria » Dates & results 2012/2013". Worldfootball. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  21. ^ "FC Admira Wacker" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  22. ^ "SC Wiener Viktoria » Dates & results 2013/2014". Worldfootball. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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  24. ^ "ESM Golden Shoe: Makaay crowned". UEFA. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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