Johann "Hans" Krankl (; born 14 February 1953) is a retired Austrian

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er. A prolific striker, Krankl is regarded by many as one of Austria's greatest players.

Club career

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Krankl started his professional career at

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and stayed there for 8 years, apart from a year at

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. He won the

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at Rapid Wien in 1978, attracting the interest of

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. His spell at Barcelona was successful, winning the

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(scoring in the final itself), and picking up the top goalscorer's award in

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that season with 29 goals. He returned to Rapid Wien in 1981, captaining the side and again scoring over 100 goals for them over the next 5 years. He played a major part in the most successful of Rapid teams in the 1980s, claiming the

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crown twice, in 1982 and 1983, and three consecutive Austrian cup titles. He scored Rapid's only goal in the 3–1 loss in the

Final in 1985 against Everton. In 1986, he moved to become player-manager at

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. Krankl was named Austrian Player of the Year a record five times, and was voted the most popular Austrian player of the last 25 years.

International career

Krankl made his debut for

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in a June 1973 friendly match against

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and was a participant at the

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and 1982 World Cups. He earned 69 caps, scoring 34 goals. His final international game was an April 1985 World Cup qualification match against

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. In the 1978–79 season of the Spanish Primera División, he was the top goalscorer with 29 goals for

and was awarded the

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. In a match against

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in 1977, Krankl scored six goals as Austria ran out 9–0 winners. One of his major achievements was helping

qualify for the 1978 World Cup, the first time Austria had qualified for the

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in twenty years. He then went on to score the winning goal against

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in a game dubbed ''The miracle of Córdoba'', which the Austrians won 3–2 and which was Austria's first win against West Germany in 47 years, earning Krankl legendary status in his homeland. Scored in the 88th minute, the live footage of the goal still regularly features on national television, and the audio commentary ("Tor Tor Tor Tor Tor Tor, I werd' narrisch" – "Goal goal goal goal goal goal, I'm going crazy") is immediately recognised by Austrian football fans.

Managerial career

Since ending his playing career at Austria Salzburg in 1989, Krankl has worked as a football manager and coach. He was employed by the Austrian national team. He was sacked on 28 September 2005 after Austria failed to qualify for the

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. He was also manager of

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. He has also intermittently featured as a studio guest and co–commentator on Austrian public service broadcaster ORF.

Musical career

Krankl has also enjoyed domestic success with his music, with several releases entering the Austrian charts. His biggest musical success was the single "Lonely Boy", released in 1985 and peaking at number 2.

Appearances

Krankl has also appeared on

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FIFA sports games, as he is included as an unlockable in the Classic XI Team.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Rapid Wien *

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: 1981–82, 1982–83 *

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: 1975–76, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85 Barcelona *

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: 1980–81 *

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: 1978–79

Individual

* Ballon d'Or Silver Ball:

* IOC European Footballer of the Season: 1978–79 *Austrian Player of the Year: 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1988 *Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer: 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1982–83 *

: 1978–79 *

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: 1978 *Austrian Manager of the Year: 1999 :de:VdF-Fußballerwahl

References

* Connelly, Charlie (2002) ''Stamping Grounds: Exploring Liechtenstein and Its World Cup Dreams''. Abacus.

External links

Bio and factfile
– The FA *

– Rapid Archive * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krankl, Hans 1953 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Austrian footballers Austria international footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players SK Rapid Wien players FC Barcelona players First Vienna FC players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Austrian expatriate footballers La Liga players Expatriate footballers in Spain Austrian football managers SK Rapid Wien managers FC Wacker Innsbruck managers FC Red Bull Salzburg managers FC Admira Wacker Mödling managers Austria national football team managers LASK managers Pichichi Trophy winners Austrian expatriate football managers SC Fortuna Köln managers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Association football forwards

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