Rudolf "Rudi" Hiden (9 March 1909 – 11 September 1973) was an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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who played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for

Grazer AK Grazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletiksport Klub (in Austria the abbreviation GAK is more common), is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria (''Steiermark''). The football section used to be on ...

, Wiener AC and RC Paris. He was capped internationally by the

and

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

national teams. In later life, Hiden managed several clubs in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

, including

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

Playing career

Born in

and nicknamed ''Rudi'', he was a successful Austrian international and in 1930 Herbert Chapman's

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

tried to sign him, but the Players Union and

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

in England prevented him from doing so. He moved to

in 1933 to play for RC Paris alongside

Auguste Jordan August "Auguste" Jordan (21 February 1909 – 17 May 1990) was a French football midfielder, who became a coach after his playing career. Playing career Born in Austria as August Jordan, he moved to France in 1933 and became French in 1938. ...

and later gained

nationality. Goalkeeper of the Austrian Wunderteam, he was also capped once for

.Players Appearing for Two or More Countries
- RSSSF During the war, he served in the French military.

Honours

;RC Paris * Division 1: 1935–36 * Coupe de France: 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiden, Rudi 1909 births 1973 deaths Footballers from Graz Austrian emigrants to France Austrian footballers Austrian expatriate footballers Austria international footballers French footballers France international footballers Dual internationalists (football) Association football goalkeepers Racing Club de France Football players Ligue 1 players Austrian football managers French football managers Naturalized citizens of France French military personnel of World War II Palermo F.C. managers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate football managers in Italy Austrian expatriate sportspeople in France Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy