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 and was known to fans as "Toni Doppelpack" – "Toni Brace" because of his tendency to score twice in a match.[1][2]
.jpg) Polster in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Polster | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1964 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career
editPolster 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.[3] 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.[4]
Polster was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001 and as Austrian Sportsman of the Year in 1997.
International career
editIn 1983, Polster was selected for the Austria U20s to play at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.[5]
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.[6] He earned 95 caps, scoring a record 44 goals.[7] He overtook the previous goalscoring record, set by Hans Krankl, in November 1996, scoring his 35th goal against Latvia.[7][8]
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,[9] in which he was substituted in the 21st minute by Christian Mayrleb.[10] His appearances record was surpassed by Andreas Herzog in May 2002.[11]
Coaching career
editPolster 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.[12] 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.[13][14] Polster returned to SC Wiener Viktoria on 13 January 2014.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey and DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in European Cup
- ^ Appearance in Austrian Supercup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Cup play-off
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 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 | |
Managerial
edit- As of 15 May 2014
| 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 | 50.00 | [18] |
| SC Wiener Viktoria2 | 1 July 2011[19] | 17 June 2013[12] | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 88 | 32 | +56 | 66.67 | [20] |
| Admira Wacker Mödling | 17 June 2013[12] | 9 August 2013[14] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 25.00 | [21] |
| SC Wiener Viktoria | 13 January 2014[15] | Present | 51 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 37.25 | [22] |
| Total | 104 | 50 | 13 | 41 | 137 | 103 | +34 | 48.08 | |||
Honours
editAustria Wien
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86
- Austrian Cup: 1985–86
Individual
- Austrian Football Bundesliga Top scorer: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87[23]
- Austrian Footballer of the Year: 1985–86, 1996–97
- European Golden Shoe: 1986–87[24]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Metzger, Josef (1998). Doppelpack : Fußball mit Herz und Schmäh. Wien: Pichler. ISBN 9783854311461.
- ^ Polster, Toni. "Toni "Doppelpack" Polster". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente (28 September 2000). "Spain, Final Tables 1989-1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Matthias Arnhold (31 July 2014). "Anton Polster - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "1983 Austria U20 squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Toni Polster – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ a b Mamrud, Roberto Mamrud (29 January 2009). "Anton "Toni" Polster - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Daley, Kieran (10 November 1996). "French record falls to Pedersen". The Independent. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "5:1 – Erfolg im Freundschaftsspiel gegen den Iran: Polster sagt laut "Servus"". Rheinische Post (in German). 2 September 2000. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Länderspiele von März 2000" (PDF). Austrian Football Association (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ "Österreich in BayArena chancenlos". Der Standard (in German). 20 May 2002. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Admira give Polster first shot at the top flight". UEFA.com. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Football: Polster sacked by struggling Admira". globalpost.com. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Admira tritt gegen Toni Polster nach". Österreich (in German). 11 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Fix! Polster kehrt zu Wiener Viktoria zurück" (in German). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Toni Polster - Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ a b "LASK Linz (A) » Trainerhistorie". Worldfootball. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "LASK Linz (A) » Dates & results 2010/2011". Worldfootball. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "SC Wiener Viktoria » Trainerhistorie". Worldfootball. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "SC Wiener Viktoria » Dates & results 2012/2013". Worldfootball. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "FC Admira Wacker" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "SC Wiener Viktoria » Dates & results 2013/2014". Worldfootball. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ "ESM Golden Shoe: Makaay crowned". UEFA. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- Toni Polster at Austria Archive (in German)
- Toni Polster at National-Football-Teams.com
- Toni Polster at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Toni Polster at WorldFootball.net