Toni Polster

Austrian footballer

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Born: March 10, 1964
Age in 2026: 62
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1964

About Toni Polster

Anton "Toni" Polster is an Austrian professional football coach and former player. He was known to fans as "Toni Doppelpack" – "Toni Brace" because of his tendency to score twice in a match. He is one of the all-time goalscorers for the Austria national team. Polster earned 95 caps, scoring a record 44 goals. In November 1982, Polster debuted for the Austria in a 4–0 victory against Turkey, immediately scoring his first goal. He overtook the previous goalscoring record, set by Hans Krankl, in November 1996, scoring his 35th goal against Latvia.

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Toni Polster timeline

1982In November 1982, Polster debuted for the Austria in a 4–0 victory against Turkey, immediately scoring his first goal.
1996He overtook the previous goalscoring record, set by Hans Krankl, in November 1996, scoring his 35th goal against Latvia.

The world when Toni Polster was born

Toni Polster was born in 1964. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1964

#1 song"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles
Top movieMy Fair Lady
Top TV showBonanza
Best-selling bookThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston
Top headlineCivil Rights Act signed into law
Technology milestoneIBM System/360 mainframe computer launched
Defining fadBeatlemania
Notable inventionBASIC programming language
World population3.27 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population191.9M

1964 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Toni Polster's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1964	2026
Gas	$0.30	$3.45/gal
Average home	$13,350	$435,000
Average income	$8,600	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.86	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	191.9M	341 million

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