Hans Krankl

Johann "Hans" Krankl (born 14 February 1953) is an Austrian football player who played for SK Rapid Wien and the Austrian national team. He is regarded as one of the best Austrian footballers in history.

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)	forward (retiered)
Youth career
-1970	KSV Straßenbahn Wien
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

Career

He started his professional career with SK Rapid Wien at the age of 17. But he played not very often so he went to Wiener AC where he shot 27 goals in 26 matches. So he was transferred back to SK Rapid. In the next years he shot in 201 matches for the club 160 goals. In the 1977/78 season he shot 41 goals and got the European Golden Shoe as Europs best scorer. This is still the record in the Austrian League.

In 1978 he was transferred to FC Barcelona where he shot in his first season 29 goals and won the Pichichi, the trophy for the best Spain scorer. With FC Barcelona he won also the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in 1979.

1981 he went back to Rapid where he shot another 107 goals for the club. The last years of his career he played with Wiener Sportklub, Kremser SC and SV Austria Salzburg.In his career he played 478 matches and scored 355 goals.

International

Krankl played 69 matches for the national team and scored 34 goals. He was member of the team for the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup. In 1978 he became a legend in Austria for scoring two goals against Germany - the first victory after 47 years. The radio commentary ("Tor Tor Tor Tor Tor Tor, I werd' narrisch" – "Goal goal goal goal goal goal, I'm going crazy") is known by almost all Austrian football supporters.

Manager career

Although he coached different teams he was not as successful as a player. With his teams he never reached a European competition. As manager of the national team failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Rapid Wien

• Austrian Bundesliga:1982, 1983
• Austrian Cup:1976, 1983, 1984, 1985

Barcelona

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:1979
• Copa del Rey:1981

Individual honours

• Runner up European footballer of the year 1978
• Austrian Footballer of the year 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1988
• Part of the 20th century Austrian team
• Part of Rapids team of the century
• Pichichi Trophy: 1979
• European Golden Shoe: 1978
• Austrian coach of the Year: 1999

Musical career

After his football career he began to sing and had some hits in Austria.

Discography

Singles

• "Ohne Ball'n und ohne Netz" (1974)
• "Vor, vor noch ein Tor …" (1974)

Under the name Johann K.

• "Rostige Flügel" (1984, mit Kottans Kapelle)
• "Lonely Boy" (1985)
• "Ka Platz im Herz" (1986)
• "Aspirin" (1986)
• "Der Bätmän bin i" (1989)
• "Rudi" (2002)
• "Jingle Bells" (2003)

Albums

Under the name Johann K.

• Des war schon alles? (1985)
• A scheena Bua (2003)
• Best of – Wo san nur die Zeiten hin (2008)