Herbert Prohaska
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Prohaska in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vorwärts XI | |||
| 1970–1972 | Ostbahn XI | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1980 | Austria Vienna | 259 | (62) |
| 1980–1982 | Inter Milan | 56 | (8) |
| 1982–1983 | Roma | 26 | (3) |
| 1983–1989 | Austria Vienna | 194 | (35) |
| Total | 535 | (108) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1989 | Austria | 83 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Austria Vienna | ||
| 1993–1999 | Austria | ||
| 1999–2000 | Austria Vienna | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Herbert Prohaska (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁbɛʁt pʁoˈhaska, - ˈpʁɔhaska]; born 8 August 1955) is an Austrian former professional footballer. He ranks among Austria's greatest football players of all time. Prohaska works as a football pundit for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). His nickname "Schneckerl", Viennese dialect for curly hair, derives from his curly haircut in his younger years. A talented, elegant, and combative midfielder, Prohaska played as a deep-lying playmaker, and was known for his technique, intelligence, and precise passing.