Hans Krankl

Johann "Hans" Krankl (born 14 February 1953 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian footballer. A prolific striker, Krankl is regarded by many as one of Austria's greatest players.[1]

Hans Krankl
Personal information
Full name Johann Krankl
Date of birth (1953-02-14) 14 February 1953
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1978 Rapid Wien 205 (160)
1971–1972 → Wiener AC (loan) 26 (27)
1978–1981 Barcelona 46 (34)
1979–1980 → First Vienna (loan) 17 (13)
1981–1986 Rapid Wien 145 (107)
1986–1988 Wiener Sport-Club 60 (40)
1988 Kremser SC 5 (1)
1989 Austria Salzburg 14 (10)
Total 518 (392)
National team
1973–1985 Austria 69 (34)
Teams managed
1987 Wiener Sport-Club (caretaker)
1987–1988 Wiener Sport-Club
1989–1992 Rapid Wien
1992–1994 Mödling
1994–1995 Tirol Innsbruck
1996 Mödling
1997 SV Gerasdorf
1998–1999 Austria Salzburg
2000 Fortuna Köln
2000–2001 Admira Wacker Mödling
2002–2005 Austria
2009 LASK Linz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career
Hans Krankl in 1981

Krankl started his professional career at Rapid Wien and stayed there for 8 years, apart from a year at Wiener AC. He won the European Golden Boot at Rapid Wien in 1978, attracting the interest of Barcelona. His spell at Barcelona was successful, winning the Copa del Rey in his first season as well as the Cup Winners' Cup (scoring in the final itself), and picking up the top goalscorer's award in La Liga 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 League 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 Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1985 against Everton. In 1986, he moved to become player-manager at Wiener Sport-Club.

Krankl was named Austrian Player of the Year a record five times,[1] and was voted the most popular Austrian player of the last 25 years.

International career

Krankl made his debut for Austria in a June 1973 friendly match against Brazil and was a participant at the 1978 and 1982 World Cups.[2] He earned 69 caps, scoring 34 goals.[3] His final international game was an April 1985 World Cup qualification match against Hungary. In the 1978–79 season of the Spanish Primera División, he was the top goalscorer with 29 goals for Barcelona and was awarded the Pichichi Trophy.

In a match against Malta in 1977, Krankl scored six goals as Austria ran out 9–0 winners.[4]

One of his major achievements was helping Austria qualify for the 1978 World Cup, the first time Austria had qualified for the World Cup in twenty years.[1] He then went on to score the winning goal against West Germany 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.[1] 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.[5]

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 2006 World Cup. He was also manager of LASK Linz.

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.[6]

Appearances

Krankl has also appeared on EA Sports FIFA sports games, as he is included as an unlockable in the Classic XI Team.

Career statistics
Hans Krankl in 2008
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Austria League Austrian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1970–71Rapid WienBundesliga4020----60
1971–72Wiener AC2627??----26+27+
1972–73Rapid WienBundesliga301486--414221
1973–74323665--414242
1974–75331730--414018
1975–76352066--214327
1976–77353212--213835
1977–78364131--204142
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
1978–79BarcelonaLa Liga302911--954036
1979–809200--34126
Austria League Austrian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1979–80First ViennaBundesliga1712??----17+12+
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
1980–81BarcelonaLa Liga7300--1083
Austria League Austrian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1980–81Rapid WienBundesliga181610----1916
1981–82321921--634023
1982–83262379--443736
1983–84271778--614026
1984–852514712--844030
1985–86171811--312120
1986–87Wiener Sport-Club2720??----27+20+
1987–883320??----33+20+
1988–89KremserFirst League51??----5+1+
1988–89Austria SalzburgFirst League1410??----14+10+
Total Austria 42732054+51+--4518526+426+
Spain 463411--1396045
Career total 47335455+52+--5827586+471+

International goals
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 March 1974De Kuip, Rotterdam Netherlands1–01–1Friendly
2.4 September 1974Praterstadion, Vienna Wales2–12–1Euro 1976 qualifier
3.28 September 1974Praterstadion, Vienna Hungary1–01–0Friendly
4.16 March 1975Stade Municipal, Luxembourg Luxembourg2–12–1Euro 1976 qualifier
5.24 September 1975Népstadion, Budapest Hungary1–21–2Euro 1976 qualifier
6. 15 October 1975Praterstadion, Vienna Luxembourg2–26–2Euro 1976 qualifier
7.5–2
8.22 September 1976Linzer Stadion, Linz  Switzerland1–03–1Friendly
9. 13 October 1976Praterstadion, Vienna Hungary1–24–2Friendly
10.2–2
11.10 November 1976Anthi Karagianni Stadium, Kavala Greece2–03–0Friendly
12.5 December 1976Empire Stadium, Gżira Malta1–01–01978 World Cup qualifier
13.15 December 1976National Stadium, Ramat Gan Israel3–13–1Friendly
14. 30 April 1977Stadion Lehen, Salzburg Malta1–09–01978 World Cup qualifier
15.2–0
16.3–0
17.4–0
18.6–0
19.8–0
20.24 August 1977Praterstadion, Vienna Poland2–02–1Friendly
21.15 February 1978Nea Filadelfeia Stadium, Athens Greece1–11–1Friendly
22.3 June 1978José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Spain2–12–11978 World Cup
23.7 June 1978José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires Sweden1–01–01978 World Cup
24. 21 June 1978Estadio Chateau Carreras, Córdoba West Germany2–13–21978 World Cup
25.3–2
26.30 August 1978Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo Norway2–02–0Euro 1980 qualifier
27.28 March 1979Parc Astrid, Brussels Belgium1–11–1Euro 1980 qualifier
28.29 August 1979Praterstadion, Vienna Norway4–04–0Euro 1980 qualifier
29.17 October 1979Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland1–01–1Euro 1980 qualifier
30.15 November 1980Praterstadion, Vienna Albania5–05–01982 World Cup qualifier
3128 May 1981Praterstadion, Vienna Bulgaria1–02–01982 World Cup qualifier
32.17 June 1981Linzer Stadion, Linz Finland3–03–01982 World Cup qualifier
33.24 March 1982Népstadion, Budapest Hungary1–03–2Friendly
34.21 June 1982Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo Algeria2–02–01982 World Cup

Honours

Club

Rapid Wien

Barcelona

Individual

References
  1. Alsos, Jan. "Planet World Cup - Legends - Hans Krankl". www.planetworldcup.com.
  2. Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
  3. Hans Krankl – Goals in International Matches – RSSSF
  4. Connelly 2002, 146
  5. "APA - Austria Presse Agentur / 55-85 apa historisch". www.historisch.apa.at. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  6. Johann K. – Lonely Boy – austriancharts.at
  7. Anatolii Skorobahatko (25 August 2015). "Best European footballers by season" (PDF). Ukrainian Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017. (ukr.)
  8. de:Krone-Fußballerwahl
  9. "Österreichs Torschützenkönige". www.oberliga-a.at. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
  10. de:VdF-Fußballerwahl
  • Connelly, Charlie (2002) Stamping Grounds: Exploring Liechtenstein and Its World Cup Dreams. Abacus.
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