Herbert Prohaska

Herbert Prohaska (born 8 August 1955 in Vienna, Austria), nicknamed Schneckerl, is a former Austrian international football player who had great success internationally.

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8 - August - 1955 - Vienna - Austria

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Prohaska started his professional career in the year 1972 at the football club Austria Vienna. By 1980 he had become 4 times Austrian football champion and 3 times winner of the Austrian Cup. He transferred 1980 to Inter Milan, and in the second year won the nerazzurri the Italian Cup and afterwards moved to AS Roma. There he won the Italian championship in his first year. Then he returned to Austria Vienna to finish his playing career/

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1972 - Austria Vienna - 1980 - Austrian football champion - Austrian Cup - Inter Milan - Nerazzurri - Italian Cup - AS Roma - Italian championship

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Prohaska was successful also with the Austrian National Team. He took part in two Football World Cups: 1978 and 1982.

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Team - Football World Cup - 1978 - 1982

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1989 Prohaska retired from playing. Briefly after his retirement as player Prohaska started to work as

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a coach at Austria Vienna. He became Austrian football champion twice and Austrian Cup Winner twice.

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1993 he became coach of the Austrian National Team and qualified 1997 as group winners for the Football World Cup 1998 in France. 1999 he resigned after a 9-0 debacle in Spain. From 1999 to 2000 he became coach of Austria Vienna again.

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1993 - 1997 - Football World Cup 1998 - France - 1999 - Spain - 2000

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Currently he is working as a football commentator for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF).

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