Toni Polster

Toni Polster
Polster in 2015
Personal information
Full nameAnton Polster
Date of birth (1964-03-10) 10 March 1964 (age 61)
Place of birthVienna, Austria
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PositionStriker
Youth career
1973–1981Austria Wien
19821. Simmeringer SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1987Austria Wien146(119)
1987–1988Torino27(9)
1988–1991Sevilla102(55)
1991–1992Logroñés38(14)
1992–1993Rayo Vallecano31(14)
1993–19981. FC Köln150(79)
1998–1999Borussia Mönchengladbach38(15)
1999–2000Austria Salzburg12(2)
Total544(307)
International career
1982–2000Austria95(44)
Managerial career
2010LASK (reserves)
2011–2013Wiener Viktoria
2013Admira Wacker
2014Wiener Viktoria
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anton "Toni" Polster (born 10 March 1964) is an Austrian professional football coach and former player. He was known to fans as "Toni Doppelpack" – "Toni Brace" because of his tendency to score twice in a match.[1][2] He is one of the all-time goalscorers for the Austria national team.

Playing career

Polster came through the Austria Wien youth system to make his professional league debut in August 1982, at 18 years of age.[3] 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.[3] Polster 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.[4] 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.[5] Polster was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001 and as Austrian Sportsman of the Year in 1997.[citation needed]

In 1983, Polster was selected for the Austria U20 to play at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.[6] In November 1982, Polster debuted for the Austria in a 4–0 victory against Turkey, immediately scoring his first goal.[3] He participated at the 1990 and 1998 World Cups.[7] Polster 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 appearance 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. In June 2011, he became the head coach of SC Wiener Viktoria in the Austrian 2. Landesliga, the fifth tier league in Austrian football. During his first season at Wiener Viktoria, the team promoted to the fourth tier and consequently one year afterwards to the 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][15] Polster returned to SC Wiener Viktoria on 13 January 2014.[16]

Personal life

Polster has two children named Anton and Lisa-Marie from his first marriage with Elisabeth Polster.[17] The couple divorced in 2008 due to Polster's alleged relationship with other women.[18] He got married for the second time to a woman named Birgit in 2018.[19]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[a]EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Austria Wien1982–83Austrian Bundesliga2611128[b]5—3518
1983–8423138108[c]1—3924
1984–852924696[d]3—4136
1985–863432444[d]4—4240
1986–873439444[d]31[e]14347
Total1461192329301611200165
Torino1987–88Serie A279125—1[f]04014
Sevilla1988–89La Liga329———329
1989–903533———3533
1990–913513414[c]1—4315
Total102554141—11057
Logroñés1991–92La Liga381477——4521
Rayo Vallecano1992–93La Liga311400——3114
1. FC Köln1993–94Bundesliga251712——2619
1994–95321752——3719
1995–962811104[g]3—3314
1996–97322110——3321
1997–983313105[g]2—3915
Total150799495—16888
Borussia Mönchengladbach1998–99Bundesliga311143——3514
1999–20002. Bundesliga7410——84
Total381553——4318
Austria Salzburg1999–2000Austrian Bundesliga12243——165
Career total5443076452432221653382
  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[20]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria198211
198300
198430
198541
198665
198762
198861
198964
1990101
199120
199285
199371
199475
199577
199662
199786
199873
199900
200010
Total9544

Managerial

As of 15 May 2014
Managerial record by club and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
LASK (A)14 January 2010[21]29 November 2010[21]168172926+3050.00[22]
SC Wiener Viktoria21 July 2011[23]17 June 2013[13]3322658832+56066.67[24]
Admira Wacker Mödling17 June 2013[13]9 August 2013[15]4103411−7025.00[25]
SC Wiener Viktoria13 January 2014[16]Present51196261634−18037.25[26]
Total104501341137103+34048.08
  • 1.^ Only 2010–11 season matches are included. Matches before 4 January 2010 – 6 August 2010 not included.
  • 2.^ Only 2012–13 season matches are included. Matches from the 2011–12 season not included.

Honours

Austria Wien

Individual

References

  1. ^ Metzger, Josef (1998). Doppelpack: Fußball mit Herz und Schmäh (in German). Vienna: Pichler. ISBN 9783854311461.
  2. ^ Polster, Toni. "Toni "Doppelpack" Polster" (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Korntner, Ronald (6 March 2024). "Eine Fußball-Legende wird 60 oder Toni Polster von A bis Z". Neues Volksblatt (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente (28 September 2000). "Spain, Final Tables 1989-1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  5. ^ Arnhold, Matthias (31 July 2014). "Anton Polster | Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. ^ "1983 Austria U20 squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  7. ^ Toni Polster – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ a b Mamrud, Roberto (29 January 2009). "Anton "Toni" Polster - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. 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. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Football: Polster sacked by struggling Admira". Global Post. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  15. ^ a b "Admira tritt gegen Toni Polster nach". Österreich24 (in German). 11 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  16. ^ a b "Fix! Polster kehrt zu Wiener Viktoria zurück". Österreich24 (in German). 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  17. ^ Ulrich-Gödel, Lisa (23 March 2014). "Toni Polster spricht über die Beziehung zu seinen Kindern". news.at (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Irre Scheidungs-Schlacht". Bild (in German). Axel Springier AG. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Geheim-Hochzeit: Toni Polster hat sich getraut". Österreich24 (in German). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Toni Polster - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  21. ^ a b "LASK Linz (A) » Trainerhistorie". WorldFootball. Heim: Spiel. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  22. ^ "LASK Linz (A) » Dates & results 2010/2011". WorldFootball. Heim: Spiel. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  23. ^ "SC Wiener Viktoria » Trainerhistorie". Worldfootball. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  24. ^ "SC Wiener Viktoria » Dates & results 2012/2013". WorldFootball. Heim: Spiel. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  25. ^ "FC Admira Wacker". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  26. ^ "SC Wiener Viktoria » Dates & results 2013/2014". WorldFootball. Heim: Spiel. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  27. ^ "Österreichs Torschützenkönige" (in German). Austrian Oberliga. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  28. ^ "ESM Golden Shoe: Makaay crowned". UEFA. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  29. ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1993/94" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  • 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
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