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{{Short description|Austrian footballer and manager (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Josef Hickersberger
| image          = AUT vs. MDA 2015-09-05 (209).jpg
| caption        = Hickersberger in 2015
| fullname       = 
| height         = 1.77 m
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1948|4|27|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Amstetten, Lower Austria|Amstetten]], Austria
| currentclub    = 
| position       = [[Midfielder]] 
| youthyears1    = 1960–1966
| youthclubs1    = ASK Amstetten
| years1         = 1966–1972
| clubs1         = [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]]
| caps1          = 112
| goals1         = 28
| years2         = 1972–1976
| clubs2         = [[Kickers Offenbach]]
| caps2          = 118
| goals2         = 28
| years3         = 1976–1978
| clubs3         = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
| caps3          = 59
| goals3         = 5
| years4         = 1978–1980
| clubs4         = [[FC Wacker Innsbruck|SSW Innsbruck]]
| caps4          = 35
| goals4         = 6
| years5         = 1980–1982
| clubs5         = [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]]
| caps5          = 48
| goals5         = 4
| totalcaps      = 372
| totalgoals     = 71
| nationalyears1 = 1968–1978
| nationalteam1  = [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
| nationalcaps1  = 39
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| manageryears1  = 1988–1990
| managerclubs1  = [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
| manageryears2  = 1991–1992
| managerclubs2  = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
| manageryears3  = 1993–1994
| managerclubs3  = [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]]
| manageryears4  = 1995–1997
| managerclubs4  = [[Al-Ahli (Manama)|Al Ahli]]
| manageryears5  = 1996
| managerclubs5  = [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]
| manageryears6  = 1997–1999
| managerclubs6  = [[El Mokawloon SC]]
| manageryears7  = 1999–2000
| managerclubs7  = [[Al-Shaab CSC]]
| manageryears8  = 2000–2001
| managerclubs8  = [[Al Wasl FC]]
| manageryears9  = 2001–2002
| managerclubs9  = [[Al-Ittihad (QAT)]]
| manageryears10 = 2002–2005
| managerclubs10 = [[Rapid Wien]]
| manageryears11 = 2006–2008
| managerclubs11 = [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
| manageryears12 = 2008–2010 
| managerclubs12 = [[Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)]]
| manageryears13 = 2010
| managerclubs13 = [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]
| manageryears14 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs14 = [[Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)]]
}}

'''Josef Hickersberger''' (born 27 April 1948) is a former professional [[Association football|football]] player and former [[Coach (sport)|coach]] of the [[Austria national football team]] and Austrian club side [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]].

==Club career==
Hickersberger was born in [[Amstetten, Lower Austria|Amstetten]], Austria. He started his playing career with [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]], where he was brought in by [[Ernst Ocwirk]] in 1966. After six successful seasons he was sold for 2.1 million [[Austrian schilling|schilling]]s to [[Bundesliga]] side [[Kickers Offenbach]]. He later moved on to [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]], then returned to Austria to join [[FC Wacker Innsbruck|SSW Innsbruck]] and finished his professional career with [[SK Rapid Wien|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.

==International career==
Hickersberger made his debut for [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in May 1968 against [[Romania national football team|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 national football team|West Germany]], a game dubbed ''The miracle of Córdoba'' which Austria won 3–2.

==Managerial career==
Since retiring as a player, Hickersberger has worked as a football coach. He was the coach of the [[Austria national football team|Austria national team]] at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] in Italy. However, after the sensational and embarrassing 1–0 defeat against the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] in the first qualifying game of [[UEFA Euro 1992]], he decided to quit and subsequently coached [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] (1990–1992) and [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] (1993–94).

Hickersberger then worked for a few years in the Middle Eastern region, where he trained several teams, among them the [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain national team]], and [[Al Wasl FC]] Dubai, one of the most popular clubs in the [[UAE]].

In 2002, Hickersberger returned to Austria, and brought back success to [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]]. With him as [[Coach (sport)|coach]], Rapid won the [[Austrian champions (football)|Austrian Championship of 2004–05]], nine years after the last triumph, and accordingly qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League]] group stage where Rapid faced the teams of [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]].

He coached the [[Austria national football team|Austria national team]] during the [[UEFA Euro 2008]] played in Austria and Switzerland, obtaining only one point out of nine. Austria lost 1–0 against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] and [[Germany national football team|Germany]], and rescued a late draw, a 1–1 against [[Poland national football team|Poland]] with a goal of [[Ivica Vastić]] on minute 93. Austria stayed in the third position in the Group B, staying out of the competition in their own country. Hickersberger and [[Joachim Löw]] were sent off in the match between Austria and Germany after claiming some errors made by [[Manuel Enrique Mejuto González]]. On 23 June 2008, he quit the Austria national team post.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/austria/7470336.stm|title=Austria coach Hickersberger quits|date=23 June 2008|work=BBC Sport|access-date=20 August 2009}}</ref>

On 10 December, Hickersberger signed a contract with [[Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)]] as head coach until 30 June 2009. After finishing fourth, therefore earning a play-off berth in the Asian Champions League, and leading the team to the Etisalat Cup Final in his first year at the club, he signed a one-year extension.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thenational.ae/sport/hickersberger-focused-on-al-wahda-glory-1.535412 |title= Hickersberger focused on Al Wahda glory |date=22 July 2009 |last=Passela |first=Amith |work=The National|location=Abu Dhabi |access-date=2017-09-13}}</ref> He also brought along two of his former national team assistant coaches, including [[Klaus Lindenberger]].

==Personal life==
Hickersberger's son [[Thomas Hickersberger|Thomas]] played for the [[Austria national football team|Austria national team]] in 2002.

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || rowspan="3" | 30 April 1972 || rowspan="3" | [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion|Praterstadion]], [[Vienna]] || rowspan="3" | {{fb|Malta}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan="3" | 4–0 || rowspan="3" | [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Group 1|1974 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 2. || '''2'''–0
|-
| 3. || '''3'''–0
|-
| 4. || 3 September 1972 || [[Stadionul Ion Oblemenco|Stadionul Central]], [[Craiova]] || {{fb|Romania}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 5. || 10 November 1976 || [[Anthi Karagianni Stadium|Kavala National Stadium]], [[Kavala]] || {{fb|Greece}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || Friendly
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|31 May 2012}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="6"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Austria national football team|Austria]]
|align=left|1 January 1988
|align=left|14 September 1990
{{WDL|29|10|7|12}}
|-
|align=left|[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
|align=left|1 January 1991
|align=left|28 August 1991
{{WDL|23|7|3|13}}
|-
|align=left|[[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]]{{ref|a|1}}
|align=left|1 July 1993
|align=left|30 June 1994
{{WDL|40|23|5|12}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli SC]]
|align=left|1 July 1995
|align=left|30 June 1997
{{WDL| | | | }}
|-
|align=left|[[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]
|align=left|1 January 1996
|align=left|21 December 1996
{{WDL|7|1|2|4}}
|-
|align=left|[[El Mokawloon SC]]
|align=left|1 July 1997
|align=left|30 June 1999
{{WDL| | | | }}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Shaab CSC]]
|align=left|1 July 1999
|align=left|30 June 2000
{{WDL| | | | }}
|-
|align=left|[[Al Wasl FC]]
|align=left|1 July 2000
|align=left|30 June 2001
{{WDL| | | | }}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Gharafa Sports Club]]
|align=left|1 July 2001
|align=left|30 June 2002
{{WDL| | | | }}
|-
|align=left|[[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Wien]]{{ref|a|1}}
|align=left|1 July 2002
|align=left|21 December 2005
{{WDL|143|63|38|42}}
|-
|align=left|[[Austria national football team|Austria]]
|align=left|1 January 2006
|align=left|23 June 2008
{{WDL|24|5|8|11}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al Wahda S.C.C.]]
|align=left|10 December 2008
|align=left|1 June 2010
{{WDL| | | | }}
|-
|align=left|[[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]
|align=left|3 June 2010
|align=left|20 October 2010
{{WDL|7|2|2|3}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al Wahda S.C.C.]]
|align=left|22 October 2010
|align=left|31 May 2012
{{WDL|38|15|13|10}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|311|126|78|107}}
|}

*1.{{note|a}}Statistics includes league and Europe.

==Honours==

===As a player===
* [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]]: [[1968–69 Austrian football championship|1968–69]], [[1969–70 Austrian football championship|1969–70]], [[1981–82 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1981–82]]
* [[Austrian Cup]]: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1978–79

===As a manager===
* [[Austrian Cup]]: 1993–94
* [[Bahraini Premier League]]: [[1995–96 Bahraini Premier League|1995–96]]
* [[Qatar Stars League|Qatari League]]: [[2001–02 Qatar Stars League|2001–02]]
* [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]]: [[2004–05 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2004–05]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.austria-archiv.at/spieler.php?Spieler_ID=228 Josef Hickersberger] at Austria Archive {{in lang|de}}
* [http://rapidarchiv.at/spieler/hickersberger_josef.html Josef Hickersberger] at Rapid Archive {{in lang|de}}
* {{NFT player|22008}}

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