List of international goals scored by Toni Polster

Toni Polster is an Austrian professional footballer who represented the Austrian national team between 1982 and 2000. In that time, Polster scored 44 goals in 95 international appearances, making him the country's top scorer and fifth most capped player overall.[1]

Polster in 2015

Upon scoring his 35th international goal against Latvia on 9 November 1996, Polster became Austria's all-time top scorer, overtaking Hans Krankl.[2][3]

List of international goals

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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

Statistics

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Caps and goals by year[2]
Year Caps Goals
1982 1 1
1983 0 0
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
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
Total 95 44

References

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  1. ^ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (11 November 2016). "The Toni Polster interview: Ireland's Austrian nemesis talks Jack Charlton, Johnny Logan and Irish World Cup hopes". Irish Independent.
  2. ^ a b "Toni Polster - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  3. ^ Daley, Kieran (10 November 1996). "French record falls to Pedersen". The Independent. Retrieved 17 October 2024.