Joachim Standfest

Joachim Standfest

Joachim Standfest
Personal information
Full name Joachim Standfest
Date of birth (1980-05-30) 30 May 1980
Place of birth Leoben, Styria, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Right back or Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Wolfsberger AC
Number 25
Youth career
0000–1996 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– Wolfsberger AC 97 (6)
National team
1998–2001 Austria U-21 7 (0)
2003–2008 Austria 34 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:50, 4 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2013

Joachim Standfest (born 30 May 1980) is an Austrian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder / defender for Wolfsberger AC in the Austrian First League.

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.

National team statistics

Austria national team
YearAppsGoals
200310
200450
200531
200670
2007111
200870
Total342

Honours

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