Peter Pacult

Peter Pacult (, born 28 October 1959) is an Austrian professional football manager and former player. He last served as manager of Wolfsberger AC.

Club career A prolific striker, however not for the national team, Pacult started his career at Vienna side Floridsdorfer AC before turning professional with Wiener SC. He joined Austrian giants Rapid Wien four years later, losing the UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final in 1985 against Everton. He moved on to and won two league titles with FC Tirol Innsbruck, with whom he was the top goal scorer in the 1990–91 European Cup alongside Jean-Pierre Papin.

In 1993, he moved abroad to help TSV 1860 Munich win promotion to the Bundesliga. He finished his career at the other big Vienna club, Austria, in 1996.

International career He made his debut for Austria in October 1982 against Northern Ireland but was not considered for the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He earned 24 caps, scoring one goal. His last international was a November 1993 World Cup qualification match against Sweden.

International goal Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 20 September 1988 Letná Stadium, Prague 1–2 2–4 Friendly

Coaching career

Pacult was head coach of 1860 Munich II from April 2001 to June 2001, 1860 Munich from October 2001 to March 2003, FC Kärnten from January 2004 to June 2005, Dynamo Dresden from December 2005 to September 2006, Rapid Wien from September 2006 and RB Leipzig from July 2011 to July 2012. Pacult returned to Dynamo Dresden between December 2012 and August 2013. Both supporters and the club's board was dissatisfied with his performance during the last match; frustrated with recent results.

In June 2017, he became the coach of Serbian SuperLiga side Radnički Niš. In March 2019, he became the coach of Montenegrin First League side OFK Titograd.

In December 2020, Pacult was appointed head coach of Austria Klagenfurt. Under his leadership, the club achieved its first-ever promotion to the top division, despite finishing third in the 2020–21 Austrian Second League. Since the top two clubs were ineligible for promotion, Klagenfurt advanced and secured their spot with a 5–0 aggregate victory over SKN St. Pölten in the play-off. However, by the end of the 2024–25 season, with the team struggling against relegation, he was dismissed from his position.

Coaching record

Team From To Record 1860 Munich II 1 April 2001 1860 Munich 21 October 2001 FC Kärnten 2 January 2004 Rapid Wien 4 September 2006 RB Leipzig 1 July 2011 Dynamo Dresden 18 December 2012 Floridsdorfer AC 22 April 2015 Zavrč 6 October 2015 23 October 2015 Cibalia 7 January 2017 23 March 2017 Radnički Niš 1 July 2017 4 September 2017 Kukësi 3 January 2018 13 July 2018 OFK Titograd 8 March 2019 5 June 2019 Austria Klagenfurt 31 December 2020 27 April 2025 Wolfsberger AC 13 October 2025 12 November 2025 Total—

Honours Player Club Rapid Wien Austrian Cup: 1984–85

Swarovski Tirol Austrian Bundesliga: 1988–89, 1989–90 Austrian Cup: 1988–89

Individual Austrian Bundesliga Top Scorer: 1988–89 (26 goals) European Cup top scorer: 1990–91

Manager Rapid Wien Austrian Bundesliga: 2007–08