Thomas Parits
Thomas Parits (born October 7, 1946 in Siegendorf, Austria) is a former Austrian football player and coach.
.jpg) Thomas Parits in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Parits | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Siegendorf, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960-1964 | SV Siegendorf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964-1970 | FK Austria Wien | 141 | (45) |
| 1970-1971 | 1. FC Köln | 29 | (5) |
| 1971-1974 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 74 | (18) |
| 1974-1977 | Granada C.F. | 82 | (7) |
| 1977-1979 | FK Austria Wien | 61 | (37) |
| 1979-1981 | SK VÖEST Linz | 45 | (10) |
| National team | |||
| 1966-1973 | Austria | 27 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982-1983 | SC Neusiedl am See | ||
| 1984-1985 | FK Austria Wien | ||
| 1986-1987 | FK Austria Wien | ||
| 1988-1990 | VSE St. Pölten | ||
| 1990-1991 | Admira Wacker | ||
| 2006-2015 | FK Austria Wien (Sports director) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
In the summer of 1964 Thomas Parits got his first professional contract with FK Austria Wien. He scored his first official goal in a friendly against Slavia Prague in September 1964. However, Parits scored his first competitive goal in his thirteenth league appearance as an Austrian (in March 1965 against the Wiener Sportclub) [1]
Brought from Austria to 1. FC Köln by coach Ernst Ocwirk at the beginning of the 1970/71 season, he left the club a year later for Eintracht Frankfurt. He played there until 1974 and played a total of 103 Bundesliga games in which he scored 23 goals. In his last year he won the German Cup with Eintracht.
After his time in the German Bundesliga, he played for the Spanish club Granada CF, again for Austria Vienna (1977–79) and finally ended his active career at VOEST Linz. Parits scored 100 goals in 258 competitive games for Austria Wien.
International
Parits played 27 times for the Austrian national team. There he scored five goals. His first match was on 24 April 1966 versus USSR. His last match was on 10 October 1973 versus Germany. [2]
Manager
As a coach, he worked for SC Neusiedl am See, Austria Wien, VSE St. Pölten and Admira Wacker.
Honours
- as player
Austrian championː 1969, 1970, 1978, 1979
DFB-Cupː1974
- as manager
Austrian championː 1985 with FK Austria Wien
Champion 2nd leagueː 1988 with VSE St. Pölten