 He signed for Wiener Sport-Club in 2006 and the 37-year-old moved to SV Wienerberg in summer 2008.Despite being contracted to the club until 2010, he retired in June 2009.Lipa made one substitute appearance for the Austrian national side in April 2000 in a 2–1 defeat to Croatia, replacing Günther Neukirchner on 67 minutes.