Hans Krankl
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johann Krankl | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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. |
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Johann "Hans" Krankl (born 14 February 1953 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian footballer. A prolific striker, Krankl is regarded by many as the greatest ever Austrian player.
Krankl started his professional career at Rapid Wien and stayed there for 8 years, apart from a year at Wiener AC. He won the European Golden Boot at Rapid Wien in 1978, attracting the interest of Barcelona. His spell at Barcelona was successful, winning the Copa del Rey in his first season as well as the Cup Winners' Cup (scoring in the final itself), and picking up the top goalscorer's award in La Liga that season with 29 goals. He returned to Rapid Wien in 1981, captaining the side and again scoring over 100 goals for them over the next 5 years. He played a major part in the most successful of Rapid teams in the 1980s, claiming the League crown twice and most prominently losing the Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1985 against Everton. In 1986, he moved to become player-manager at Wiener Sport-Club.
Krankl was named Austrian Player of the Year a record five times, and was voted the most popular Austrian player of the last 25 years.
Krankl made his debut for Austria in a June 1973 friendly match against Brazil and was a participant at the 1978 and 1982 World Cups. He earned 69 caps, scoring 34 goals. His final international game was an April 1985 World Cup qualification match against Hungary. In the 1978–79 season of the Spanish Primera División, he was the top goalscorer with 29 goals for Barcelona and was awarded the Pichichi Trophy.
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