Peter Stöger

Peter Stöger (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃtøːɡɐ]; born 11 April 1966) is an Austrian football coach and a former player.

As a player Stöger played as a midfielder and won the Austrian championship four times and the domestic cup three times playing for Austria Wien and Rapid Wien. As a coach or sporting director, Stöger won the Austrian championship twice and the Austrian Cup twice with Austria Wien; he also won promotion with 1. FC Köln, with four years at Austria Wien between 2013 and 2017, was his longest stint at one club.

Club career

Stöger started his career at Favoritner AC Wien, and played six years for Austria Wien from 1988 through 1994, winning league three consecutive seasons, with teammates like Ralph Hasenhüttl. After a year at Tirol Innsbruck, he joined Rapid Wien in 1995 and won a league title with them. He also played in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final against Paris St Germain in Brussels, which Rapid lost. He then returned to Austria after a year at LASK Linz and finished his career at 38 years of age with Untersiebenbrunn.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in February 1988 against Switzerland, missed out on the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He earned 65 caps, scoring 15 goals, including a hat-trick against Ireland in a Euro 96 qualifier in Vienna in September 1995. His last international was a March 1999 friendly match, also against Switzerland.