11 Facts About Anton Polster

Anton "Toni" Polster was born on 10 March 1964 and is an Austrian professional football coach and former player.

Anton Polster is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Austria national team with 44 goals.

Anton Polster came through the Austria Wien youth system to make his professional league debut in August 1982, at 18 years of age.

Anton Polster scored his first Bundesliga goal three weeks later and went on to win three league titles and a domestic cup before moving abroad to play a season in Serie A with Torino.

That made him join Borussia Monchengladbach next year but they got relegated at the end of the season and Anton Polster returned to Austria to play a final season at Austria Salzburg.

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Anton Polster was known to fans as "Toni Doppelpack" – "Toni Brace", because of his reputation for scoring two goals in many matches.

Anton Polster was chosen in Austria's Team of the Century in 2001 and as Austrian Sportsman of the Year 1997.

In 1983, Anton Polster was selected for the Austria U20's to play at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Anton Polster had already made his senior debut for Austria in November 1982 against Turkey, immediately scoring his first goal, and was a participant at the 1990 World Cup and 1998 World Cup.

Anton Polster overtook the previous goalscoring record, set by Hans Krankl, in November 1996, scoring his 35th goal against Latvia.

Anton Polster began his coaching career in January 2010 as the reserve-team coach at LASK Linz.