Andreas Heraf

Andreas Heraf (born 10 September 1967 in Vienna) is an Austrian football manager and former player. He is currently the technical director for New Zealand Football.

A defensive midfielder, Heraf started his professional playing career at Rapid Wien and moved to city rivals First Vienna in 1988. He then had half a season at Austria Salzburg, before joining Vorwärts Steyr. After another half season at German Second division side Hannover 96, he returned to Rapid Wien. In his first season back, the longhaired Heraf played in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final against Paris St Germain in Brussels, which Rapid lost. He finished his career at FC Kärnten.

He made his debut for Austria in an April 1996 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup but he did not play. He earned 11 caps, scoring one goal. His last international was an October 1998 World Cup qualification match against San Marino.

After retiring, he became a manager. His clubs to date are Austria Lustenau (2003–2005), SC Schwanenstadt (August 2005 – December 2005), FC Superfund (January 2006 – March 2006) and SC Schwanenstadt again (July 2006-Autumn 2007). After a few months at SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 he joined the Austrian U-20 set-up.

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