Career
Regarded as one of Austria"s greatest defenders of all time, Pezzey started his professional career at local side Football Club Vorarlberg and moved to Football Club Wacker Innsbruck after only one season, winning two league titles and a domestic cup. In the latter tournament, he scored Austria"s first goal in the 2–2 draw with Northern Ireland in Madrid. He earned 84 caps, scoring nine goals, still ranked fifth with Friedrich Koncilia in Austria"s all-time appearances list.
His final international appearance was an August 1990 friendly match against Switzerland.
Pezzey died of heart failure in an Innsbruck hospital on New Year"s Eve 1994 after participating in a game of ice hockey, just a few weeks short of his 40th birthday. His youth club, Football Club Lauterach, named its sports complex in his honour.