Josef Hickersberger
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josef Hickersberger | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Amstetten, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1966 | ASK Amstetten | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1972 | Austria Wien | 112 | (28) |
| 1972–1976 | Kickers Offenbach | 118 | (28) |
| 1976–1978 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 59 | (5) |
| 1978–1980 | SSW Innsbruck | 35 | (6) |
| 1980–1982 | Rapid Wien | 48 | (4) |
| Total | 372 | (71) | |
| National team | |||
| 1968–1978 | Austria | 39 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988–1990 | Austria | ||
| 1991–1992 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
| 1993–1994 | Austria Wien | ||
| 1995–1997 | Al Ahli | ||
| 1996 | Bahrain | ||
| 1997–1999 | El Mokawloon SC | ||
| 1999–2000 | Al-Shaab CSC | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al Wasl FC | ||
| 2001–2002 | Al-Ittihad (QAT) | ||
| 2002–2005 | Rapid Wien | ||
| 2006–2008 | Austria | ||
| 2008–2010 | Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) | ||
| 2010 | Bahrain | ||
| 2010–2012 | Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Josef Hickersberger (born 27 April 1948 in Amstetten, Austria) is a former professional football player and former coach of the Austria national football team and Austrian club side Rapid Wien.
Hickersberger's started his playing career with Austria Wien, where he was brought in by Ernst Ocwirk in 1966. After six successful seasons he was sold for 2.1 million schillings to Bundesliga side Kickers Offenbach. He later moved on to Fortuna Düsseldorf, then returned to Austria to join SSW Innsbruck and finished his professional career with Rapid Vienna. He continued playing for amateur sides Badener AC, UFC Pama, SV Forchtenstein and WSV Traisen where he took up his first coaching posts.
He made his debut for Austria in May 1968 against Romania and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He earned 39 caps, scoring five goals. His last international match was at the World Cup in 1978 against West Germany, a game dubbed The miracle of Córdoba which the Austrians won 3–2.
Since retiring as a player, Hickersberger has worked as a football coach. He was the coach of the Austrian national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. However, after the sensational and embarrassing 1–0 defeat against the Faroe Islands in the first qualifying game of UEFA Euro 1992, he decided to quit and after that coached Fortuna Düsseldorf (1990–1992) and Austria Wien (1993–94).
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