Gerhard Hanappi
Austrian footballer (1929-1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gerhard Hanappi (16 February 1929 – 23 August 1980) was an Austrian football midfielder. He is regarded as one of the greatest Austrian footballers. One of the most highly regarded midfielders of his generation,[2] Hanappi was nominally a goalscoring wing half, however his versatility allowed him to successfully play in almost all positions. Hanappi's technical abilities and creativity allowed him to play as an effective play-maker. He was also very intelligent with an excellent sense of anticipation which made him very useful in defensive duties, and also enabled him to make well timed runs in the box. This along with his accurate shot enabled him to be a prolific goalscorer, even once being league top scorer.
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Full name | Gerhard Hanappi | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1929-02-16)16 February 1929 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 August 1980(1980-08-23) (aged 51) | |||||||||||||
Place of death | Vienna, Austria | |||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1942–1947 | SC Wacker Wien | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1947–1950 | SC Wacker Wien | 72 | (16) | |||||||||||
1950–1965 | Rapid Wien | 333 | (114) | |||||||||||
Total | 405 | (130) | ||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||
1948–1962 | Austria | 93 | (12) | |||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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