Pirmin Strasser

Pirmin Franz Strasser (born 16 October 1990) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for New Zealand club Waitakere United.

Pirmin Strasser
Strasser with Grödig in 2015
Personal information
Full name Pirmin Franz Strasser
Date of birth (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990
Place of birth Linz, Austria
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Waitakere United
Number 1
Youth career
LASK Linz
2004–2005 Pasching
2005–2008 AKA OÖ West
2008–2009 Ried
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Pasching 0 (0)
2010 Grödig 13 (0)
2010 Ried 0 (0)
2011–2014 Almería B 18 (0)
2014–2016 Grödig 13 (0)
2016– Waitakere United 18 (0)
National team
2009 Austria U19 1 (0)
2011 Austria U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2017

Club career

Born in Linz, Strasser began his career with SV Grödig in the second division. In July 2010, his contract expired and he was allowed to leave.

Strasser signed with SV Ried after two months without a club. However, he failed to make an appearance for his new team, and in early January 2011 moved to Spain, joining UD Almería and being assigned to the B-side.[1]

In the 2011–12 season, Strasser was promoted to the Andalusians' main squad as third-choice, after the departure of Diego Alves to Valencia CF.[2] He continued to be exclusively used by the B's in the third level during his spell, however, being released in May 2014.

On 9 May 2014, Strasser returned to his former club Grödig, replacing released Kevin Fend.[3] He made his debut as a professional on 14 March of the following year, coming on as a substitute for injured Cican Stankovic in a 0–4 away loss against SK Rapid Wien.[4]

International career

Strasser played for Austria's under-19 team in the 2009 UEFA European Championship elite qualification, against Finland.[5] He later appeared in two friendlies with the under-21s, against Hungary and Portugal.

References
  1. El austríaco Primin Strasser ficha por la UD Almeria (Austrian Primin Strasser signs with UD Almeria); Diario AS, 7 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. Esteban y Diego García coinciden once años después en el Almería (Esteban and Diego García coincide eleven years later in Almería); UD Almería, 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. Grödig soll Kevin Fend durch Pirmin Strasser ersetzen (Grödig replaces Kevin Fend for Pirmin Strasser); GMX, 9 May 2014 (in German)
  4. 4:0! Rapid Wien schießt Grödig in den Abstiegssumpf (4:0! Rapid Wien take Grödig down in relegation battle); Heute, 14 March 2015 (in German)
  5. Austria 0–2 Finland; UEFA.com, 17 May 2009
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