Josef Hickersberger
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 April 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Amstetten, Austria | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1966 | ASK Amstetten | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1972 | Austria Wien | 112 | (28) |
1972–1976 | Kickers Offenbach | 118 | (28) |
1976–1978 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 59 | (5) |
1978–1980 | SSW Innsbruck | 35 | (6) |
1980–1982 | Rapid Wien | 48 | (4) |
Total | 372 | (71) | |
International career | |||
1968–1978 | Austria | 39 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
1988–1990 | Austria | ||
1991–1992 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
1993–1994 | Austria Wien | ||
1995–1997 |
Al Ahli | ||
1996 | Bahrain | ||
1997–1999 |
El Mokawloon SC | ||
1999–2000 | Al-Shaab CSC | ||
2000–2001 |
Al Wasl FC | ||
2001–2002 |
Al-Ittihad (QAT) | ||
2002–2005 |
Rapid Wien | ||
2006–2008 | Austria | ||
2008–2010 |
Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) | ||
2010 | Bahrain | ||
2010–2012 |
Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Josef Hickersberger (born 27 April 1948) is a former professional football player and former coach of the Austria national football team and Austrian club side Rapid Wien.
Club career
Hickersberger was born in Amstetten, Austria. He started his playing career with Austria Wien, where he was brought in by Ernst Ocwirk in 1966. After six successful seasons he was sold for 2.1 million schillings to Bundesliga side Kickers Offenbach. He later moved on to Fortuna Düsseldorf, then returned to Austria to join SSW Innsbruck and finished his professional career with Rapid Vienna. He continued playing for amateur sides Badener AC, UFC Pama, SV Forchtenstein and WSV Traisen where he took up his first coaching posts.
International career
Hickersberger made his debut for
Managerial career
Since retiring as a player, Hickersberger has worked as a football coach. He was the coach of the Austria national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. However, after the sensational and embarrassing 1–0 defeat against the Faroe Islands in the first qualifying game of UEFA Euro 1992, he decided to quit and subsequently coached Fortuna Düsseldorf (1990–1992) and Austria Wien (1993–94).
Hickersberger then worked for a few years in the Middle Eastern region, where he trained several teams, among them the
In 2002, Hickersberger returned to Austria, and brought back success to
He coached the
On 10 December, Hickersberger signed a contract with
Personal life
Hickersberger's son Thomas played for the Austria national team in 2002.
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 April 1972 | Praterstadion, Vienna | Malta | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1974 World Cup qualifier |
2. | 2–0 | |||||
3. | 3–0 | |||||
4. | 3 September 1972 | Stadionul Central, Craiova |
Romania | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
5. | 10 November 1976 | Kavala National Stadium, Kavala | Greece | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
- As of 31 May 2012
Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Austria | 1 January 1988 | 14 September 1990 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 34.48 | |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 January 1991 | 28 August 1991 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30.43 | |
Austria Wien1 | 1 July 1993 | 30 June 1994 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 57.50 | |
Al Ahli SC | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 1997 | ||||||
Bahrain | 1 January 1996 | 21 December 1996 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14.29 | |
El Mokawloon SC
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1 July 1997 | 30 June 1999 | ||||||
Al-Shaab CSC | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2000 | ||||||
Al Wasl FC
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1 July 2000 | 30 June 2001 | ||||||
Al-Gharafa Sports Club
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1 July 2001 | 30 June 2002 | ||||||
Rapid Wien1 | 1 July 2002 | 21 December 2005 | 143 | 63 | 38 | 42 | 44.06 | |
Austria | 1 January 2006 | 23 June 2008 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20.83 | |
Al Wahda S.C.C.
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10 December 2008 | 1 June 2010 | ||||||
Bahrain | 3 June 2010 | 20 October 2010 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.57 | |
Al Wahda S.C.C.
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22 October 2010 | 31 May 2012 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 39.47 | |
Total | 311 | 126 | 78 | 107 | 40.51 |
- 1.^ Statistics includes league and Europe.
Honours
As a player
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1981–82
- Austrian Cup: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1978–79
As a manager
- Austrian Cup: 1993–94
- Bahraini Premier League: 1995–96
- Qatari League: 2001–02
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2004–05
References
- ^ "Austria coach Hickersberger quits". BBC Sport. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ Passela, Amith (22 July 2009). "Hickersberger focused on Al Wahda glory". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
External links
- Josef Hickersberger at Austria Archive (in German)
- Josef Hickersberger at Rapid Archive (in German)
- Josef Hickersberger at National-Football-Teams.com