1. Josef Hickersberger was born on 27 April 1948 and is a former professional football player and former coach of the Austria national football team and Austrian club side Rapid Wien.
11 Facts About Josef Hickersberger
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Josef Hickersberger started his playing career with Austria Wien, where he was brought in by Ernst Ocwirk in 1966.
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Josef Hickersberger later moved on to Fortuna Dusseldorf, then returned to Austria to join SSW Innsbruck and finished his professional career with Rapid Vienna.
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Josef Hickersberger continued playing for amateur sides Badener AC, UFC Pama, SV Forchtenstein and WSV Traisen where he took up his first coaching posts.
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Since retiring as a player, Josef Hickersberger has worked as a football coach.
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Josef Hickersberger was the coach of the Austria national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.
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Josef Hickersberger then worked for a few years in the Middle Eastern region, where he trained several teams, among them the Bahrain national team, and Al Wasl FC Dubai, one of the most popular clubs in the UAE.
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In 2002, Josef Hickersberger returned to Austria, and brought back success to Rapid Wien.
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Josef Hickersberger coached the Austria national team during the UEFA Euro 2008 played in Austria and Switzerland, obtaining only one point out of nine.
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On 10 December, Josef Hickersberger signed a contract with Al-Wahda FC as head coach until 30 June 2009.
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Josef Hickersberger brought along two of his former national team assistant coaches, including Klaus Lindenberger.