Dietmar Kühbauer

Dietmar Kühbauer

Kühbauer with Admira in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Dietmar Kühbauer
Date of birth	(1971-04-04) 4 April 1971 (age 46)
Place of birth	Heiligenkreuz im Lafnitztal, Austria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	SV Mattersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1992	Admira Wacker	121	(7)
1992–1997	Rapid Wien	148	(33)
1997–2000	Real Sociedad	47	(2)
2000–2002	VfL Wolfsburg	49	(8)
2002–2008	SV Mattersburg	181	(24)
Total		546	(74)
National team
1992–2005	Austria	55	(5)
Teams managed
2008–2010	Trenkwalder Admira II
2010–2013	FC Admira Mödling
2013–2015	Wolfsberger AC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Dietmar ("Didi") Kühbauer (born 4 April 1971 in Heiligenkreuz, Burgenland) is a former Austrian football midfielder and current coach.

A central midfielder with incredible passing, Kühbauer started his professional career at Admira Wacker, making his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut in 1987, at 16 years of age. After five years he moved to city rivals Rapid Wien with whom he won a league and domestic cup title. He also played in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final against Paris St Germain in Brussels, which Rapid lost. "Don Didi" is still considered a star among the Rapid fans. In 1999, he was chosen in Rapid's Team of the Century.

In 1997, he moved abroad to join La Liga side Real Sociedad and in 2000 he signed for German Bundesliga outfit VfL Wolfsburg. Two years later, he returned to Austria to play for his childhood team SV Mattersburg where he finished his playing career after the 2007–08 season.

He made his debut for Austria in a May 1992 friendly match against Poland and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He earned 55 caps, scoring five goals. On 4 September 2005, he announced his retirement from international matches. His final international was a September 2005 World Cup qualification match against Poland.