Beanpole ex-Prime Minister League Striker, 42, joins Vikings American Football Team

Former Premier League striker Stefan Maierhofer has changed goals for Gridirons … by becoming an American football player.

The 6ft 7 ins Austria International had a top flight spell with WolvesScore once in the 10 games before you leave in 2011.

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He came on loan at Bristol City in 2010 and four years later he had a short period of time with their championship rivals Millwall.

Former Bayern Munich Jonger Maierhofer has also played for a large number of German, Austrian and Slovak clubs.

But the 42-year-old has now changed sports by becoming a member of the American Football Club van Vienna Vikings.

They compete in the European Vollenbondsliga and won the title in 2022.

Maierhofer said: “I make my sporty comeback as a kicker American footballAnd I’m going to play for Vienna Vikings in 2025.

“From my first minute in the club I was clearly in my mind that I wanted to come to them. Everyone, from the owner to the equipment manager, speaks with one voice.

“Everything is all about success and respect, and that impressed me. I trained with the first NFL Kicker, Giorgio Tavecchio, and worked on perfecting my technology.

“I want to reach the final of 2025 with the Vikings and play for 50,000 American football fans.”

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Vikings head coach Chris Calaycay said: “Stefan is a very long man, extremely popular and with a unique body language.

“The transition from kicking a football to kicking a football is difficult, but he is going very well.”

Club owner Robin Lumsden added: “A number of prominent football players wanted to play for us, and many found the tests difficult.

“But it quickly became clear that Stefan was the right man for us. He embodies our fighting mentality – he is very professional and competitive.”