.jpg) Payer withRapid Vienna | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1979-08-09)9 August 1979 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Wels, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| 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 | AEL 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 professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper. He played for theAustria national team.
Payer came through the youth ranks atRapid Wien to make his professional debut in the 2001–02 season, taking over the first-choice spot from Czech veteranLadislav Maier. In 2006, he was also namedteam captain. With Rapid, he won twoleague titles, also appearing five times in the2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage.
On 27 August 2009, he saved anAshley Young penalty atVilla Park in theUEFA Europa League as Rapid Wien lost toAston Villa 2–1. Rapid did, however, proceed to the next round via the away goals rule.
Payer made his debut forAustria in aEuro 2004 qualifier in June 2003, againstBelarus, coming on as a latesubstitute forThomas Mandl.
After becoming a regular starter for theNationalmannschaft, Payer was included in the 23-man squad for inEuro 2008, but was forced to pull out due to an intestinal thrombosis.[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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