Erich Obermayer is a former Austrian

Austrians

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 football

Football (soccer)

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 player.

Club career

Obermayer came aged 16 from FC Wien and played 20 years for Austria Wien. He was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001.

International career

He made his debut for Austria

Austria national football team

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 in an April 1975 European Championship qualification match against Hungary

Hungary national football team

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 and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup

1978 FIFA World Cup

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, where he scored a goal in a match against the Netherlands

Netherlands national football team

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, and 1982 FIFA World Cup

1982 FIFA World Cup

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 where he skippered the team. He earned 50 caps, scoring one goal. His last international was a March 1985 friendly match against the Soviet Union.

External links

• Austria Wien archive
• Career stats – National Football Teams