Joachim Standfest
Joachim Standfest (born 30 May 1980) is an Austrian football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder / defender. He is the manager of the Under-18 team of Austria Wien.
 Joachim Standfest | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Leoben, Styria, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back or Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Austria Wien (U18 manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | SV Radmer | ||
| 1996–1997 | WSV Eisenerz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | SV Rottenmann | ||
| 1998–2006 | Grazer AK | 216 | (13) |
| 2007–2010 | Austria Wien | 107 | (9) |
| 2010–2012 | Sturm Graz | 59 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Kapfenberger SV | 34 | (3) |
| 2013–2017 | Wolfsberger AC | 126 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Austria U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Austria | 34 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Sturm Graz II | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sturm Graz (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Admira Wacker (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Amstetten | ||
| 2022– | Austria Wien (U18) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Leoben, Styria, Standfest made his professional debut for Grazer AK in the 1998–1999 season. He stayed 9 seasons with GAK, winning a league title and three domestic cups. He left GAK for giants Austria Wien in January 2007, just before GAK were demoted to the Regionalliga Mitte because of financial difficulties.
In 2001 Standfest underwent bowel surgery and a tumor was taken away.
In 2010, Standfest transferred from vice-champions Austria Wien to cup-winners Sturm Graz, citing family reasons for the move. In 2012, he left Sturm Graz to join Kapfenberger SV.
International career
He made his debut for Austria in October 2003 against the Czech Republic and was a participant at EURO 2008. Until 21 August, he earned 32 caps, scoring 2 goals.
Coaching career
On 7 August 2020, he was hired by Austrian Football Second League club Amstetten.[1]
On 1 February 2022, Standfest signed with Austria Wien as the head coach of the club's Under-18 squad.[2]
National team statistics
| Austria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 2 |
Honours
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (1):
- 2004
- Austrian Cup (5):
- 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009
References
- "NEUER CHEFTRAINER" [New head coach] (in German). Amstetten. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "Joachim Standfest wird neuer U18-Trainer" (Press release) (in German). Austria Wien. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
External links
- Profile – FK Austria
- Player profile – EURO2008
- Player profile – Austria Archive
- Joachim Standfest at National-Football-Teams.com
