Helge Payer

Helge Payer

Personal information
Full name	Helge Payer
Date of birth	(1979-08-09) 9 August 1979
Place of birth	Wels, Austria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	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)
National team‡
	Austria U16	11	(0)
	Austria U17	6	(0)
	Austria U18	10	(0)
	Austria U21	13	(0)
2003–2009	Austria	20	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Helge Payer (born 9 August 1979) is a retired Austrian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Austrian national team.

Club career

Payer came through the youth ranks at SK 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 5 times during the and played 5 games 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.

International career

Payer made his debut for Austria in an 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 party for in Euro 2008, but was forced to pull out due to an intestinal thrombosis.^[1]

National team statistics

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Honours

• Austrian League: 2004-05, 2007-08

References

External links

• Official website (German)
• Rapid Wien profile (German)
• Rapid Wien stats (German)
• Helge Payer at National-Football-Teams.com
• Austrian FA Website