Thomas_Himmelfreundpointner

Thomas Himmelfreundpointner

Thomas Himmelfreundpointner

Austrian footballer

Thomas Himmelfreundpointner (born 22 December 1987) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club ASK St. Valentin in the fourth-tier OÖ Liga.

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Club career

Himmelfreundpointner began his career in the lower tiers of Austrian amateur football with SV Losenstein and ATSV Neuzeug. He joined fourth-tier club SV Sierning in 2009, scoring in his first league appearance on 18 August.[1] In his three seasons with the club he made 75 appearances and scored 14 goals. In 2012 he moved up another level and joined Regionalliga side Union St. Florian.[2] He missed a significant portion of his second year with a torn ligament in his shoulder,[3] but still made 68 league appearances and scored seven goals in three seasons.

In 2015, Himmelfreundpointner signed with fellow Regionalliga side Vorwärts Steyr, the club he had supported in his childhood.[4][5] He helped them secure promotion to the Austrian Football Second League in 2017–18, completing his path to professional football.[6]

Himmelfreundpointner made his second-tier debut on 27 July 2018, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw with SV Ried. After starting goalkeeper Reinhard Großalber's retirement in April 2020, he became team captain and was signed to an extension.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sierning 2-0 B. Schallerbach" (in German). Austrian Football Association. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    Geißhüttner, David (20 June 2012). "Fußball-OÖ.-Liga: Die Transfers". Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Spielervorstellung - Thomas Himmelfreundpointner" (Press release) (in German). SK Vorwärts Steyr. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. [4]
    Hofer, Robert (24 July 2020). "„Vorwärts ist mein Verein"". Tips.at (in German). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Die Regionalliga im Tauschfieber". Kronen Zeitung (in German). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Fußball: Die 16 Teams der neuen 2. Liga im Porträt". Profil (in German). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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