Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 August 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Wels, Austria | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1991 | Eintracht Wels | ||
1991–2001 | Rapid Vienna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | → Kottingbrunn (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2001–2012 | Rapid Vienna | 242 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Kalloni | 3 | (0) |
Total | 271 | (0) | |
International career | |||
Austria U16 | 11 | (0) | |
Austria U17 | 6 | (0) | |
Austria U18 | 10 | (0) | |
Austria U21 | 13 | (0) | |
2003–2009 | Austria | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Helge Payer (born 9 August 1979) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Austria national team.
Payer came through the youth ranks at Rapid Wien to make his professional debut in the 2001–02 season, taking over the first-choice spot from Czech veteran Ladislav Maier. In 2006, he was also named team captain. With Rapid, he won two league titles, also appearing five times in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage.
On 27 August 2009, he saved an Ashley Young penalty at Villa Park in the UEFA Europa League as Rapid Wien lost to Aston Villa 2–1. Rapid did, however, proceed to the next round via the away goals rule.
Payer made his debut for Austria in a Euro 2004 qualifier in June 2003, against Belarus, coming on as a late substitute for Thomas Mandl.
After becoming a regular starter for the Nationalmannschaft, Payer was included in the 23-man squad for in Euro 2008, but was forced to pull out due to an intestinal thrombosis. [1]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Austria | 2003 | 2 | 0 |
2004 | 1 | 0 | |
2005 | 4 | 0 | |
2006 | 4 | 0 | |
2007 | 3 | 0 | |
2008 | 1 | 0 | |
2009 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 |
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