Hans Krankl

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Personal information
Hans Krankl
Date of birth	February 14, 1953 (1953-02-14) (age 55)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1970-1971 1971-1972 1972-1978 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980 1980-1986 1986-1988 1988 1989	Rapid Wien Wiener Athletiksport Club Rapid Wien F.C. Barcelona First Vienna FC F.C. Barcelona Rapid Wien Wiener Sport Klub Kremser SC SV Austria Salzburg Total	004 00(0) 000 00(0) 201 (160) 039 0(31) 017 0(13) 007 00(3) 145 (107) 060 0(40) 005 00(1) 000 00(0) 478 (355)
National team
1973-1985	Austria	069 0(34)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Johann ("Hans") Krankl (born February 14, 1953 in Vienna, Austria) is a former professional football player.

1 Playing Career
2 Appearances
3 Later Life
4 Music Career
5 References

[edit] Playing Career

Krankl was a centre forward, with an international record of 34 goals in 69 games.^[1] Among the clubs he played for are Rapid Vienna and FC Barcelona. He is regarded by many as the greatest ever Austrian player.^[2] One of his major achievements was helping Austria qualify for the Football World Cup 1978, the first time Austria had qualified for the World Cup in twenty years.^[2] He then went on to score the winning goal against arch-rivals West Germany in Austria's first win against West Germany for 47 years, earning Krankl legendary status in his homeland.^[2] 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. ^[3]

Krankl won the Golden Boot at Rapid Vienna the same year, attracting the interest of Spanish giants FC Barcelona. He helped Barcelona win the Spanish Cup in his first season as well as the Cup Winners' Cup, and picking up the top goalscorer's award in La Liga that season.

Krankl was named Austrian Player of the Year a record 9 times,^[2] and was voted the most popular Austrian player of the last 25 years.

[edit] Appearances

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

[edit] Later Life

Since ending his playing career at Austria Salzburg in 1989, Krankl has worked as a football manager and coach. He was most recently employed by the Austrian national team. He was sacked on September 28, 2005 after Austria failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.

He has also intermittently featured as a studio guest and co-commentator on Austrian public service broadcaster ORF.

[edit] Music 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^[4].

[edit] References

Han Krankl career stats at National Football Teams

v • d • e Austria squad - 1978 FIFA World Cup

1 Koncilia • 2 Sara • 3 Obermayer • 4 Breitenberger • 5 Pezzey • 6 Hattenberger • 7 Hickersberger • 8 Prohaska • 9 Krankl • 10 Kreuz • 11 Jara • 12 Krieger • 13 Happich • 14 Strasser • 15 Weber • 16 Persidis • 17 Oberacher • 18 Schachner • 19 Pirkner • 20 Baumeister • 21 Fuchsbichler • 22 Baumgartner • Coach: Senekowitsch

v • d • e Austria squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Koncilia • 2 Krauss • 3 Obermayer • 4 Degeorgi • 5 Pezzey • 6 Hattenberger • 7 Schachner • 8 Prohaska • 9 Krankl • 10 Hintermaier • 11 Jara • 12 Pichler • 13 Hagmayr • 14 Baumeister • 15 Dihanich • 16 Messlender • 17 Pregesbauer • 18 Jurtin • 19 Weber • 20 Welzl • 21 Feurer • 22 Lindenberger • Coach: Latzke & Schmidt