Austria national football team

Austria

Nickname(s)	Das Team Burschen Unsere Burschen
Association	Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Marcel Koller
Captain	Christian Fuchs
Most caps	Andreas Herzog (103)
Top scorer	Anton Polster (44)
Home stadium	Ernst-Happel-Stadion
FIFA code	AUT
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	11 (5 May 2016)
Highest	10 (March 2016)
Lowest	105 (July 2008)
Elo ranking
Current	21 (12 March 2015)
Highest	1 (May 1934)
Lowest	75 (2 September 2011)
First international
Austria 5–0 Hungary  (Vienna, Austria; October 12, 1902)
Biggest win
Austria 9–0 Malta  (Salzburg, Austria; April 30, 1977)
Biggest defeat
Austria 1–11 England  (Vienna, Austria; June 8, 1908)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1934)
Best result	Third place, 1954
European Football Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2008)
Best result	Round 1, 2008
Medal record Olympic medal record Men's football[1] 1936 Berlin Team The Austria national football team (German: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußballbund). Austria has qualified for seven World Cups, most recently in 1998. The country played in the European Championship for the first time in 2008 when it co-hosted the event with Switzerland and most recently qualified in 2016. History Pre-war The Austrian Football Association was founded on 18 March 1904 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The team enjoyed success in the 1930s under coach Hugo Meisl becoming a dominant side in Europe and earning the nickname "Wunderteam". The team's star was Matthias Sindelar. On 16 May 1931, they were the first European side to defeat Scotland. In the 1934 FIFA World Cup, Austria finished fourth after losing 1–0 to Italy in the semi-finals and 3–2 to Germany in the third place play-off. They were runners-up in the 1936 Olympics, again losing to Italy 2–1, despite having been beaten in quarter-finals by Peru, following the Peruvians withdrawal. However, according to an investigation, the surprise victory by Peru was deliberately annulled by Adolf Hitler to favour the Austrians. The team then qualified for the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals, but Austria was annexed to Germany in the Anschluss on 12 March of that year. On 28 March, FIFA was notified that the Austrian FA had been abolished, resulting in the nation's withdrawal from the World Cup.[2] Instead the German team would represent the former Austrian territory. Theoretically, a united team could have been an even stronger force than each of the separate ones, but German coach Sepp Herberger had little time and very few games to prepare and merge the very different styles of play and attitude. The former Austrian professionals outplayed the rather athletic yet amateur player of the "Old Empire" in a "reunification" derby that was supposed to finish as a draw, yet in the waning minutes, the Austrians scored twice, with Matthias Sindelar also demonstratively missing the German goal, and subsequently declining to be capped for Germany. In a later rematch, the Germans took revenge, winning 9–1. In early April, Herberger inquired whether two separate teams could enter anyway, but "Reichssportführer" Hans von Tschammer und Osten made clear that he expected to see a 5:6 or 6:5 ratio of players from the two hitherto teams. As a result, five players from Austria Wien, Rapid Wien and Vienna Wien were part of the team that only managed a 1–1 draw in Round 1 against Switzerland, which required a rematch. With Rapid Wien's forward Pesser having been sent off, and not satisfied with two others, Herberger had to alter the line-up on six positions to fulfill the 6:5 quota again. The all-German team led the Swiss 2–0 after 15 minutes, but eventually lost 4–2 in Paris, in front of a rather anti-German French and Swiss crowd, as few German supporters were able to travel to France due to German restrictions on foreign currency exchange. After the War After World War II, Austria was again separated from Germany. Austria's best result came in 1954 with a team starring midfielder Ernst Ocwirk. They lost in the semi-finals 6–1 to eventual champions Germany, but finished third after beating defending champions Uruguay 3–1. This remains their best result ever, and unfortunately the last time for decades that Austria reached the end round of a major tournament. Over the years, a strong yet mainly lopsided rivalry with Germany developed. At the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, the Austrian team was a disappointment. Defeats to the eventual champions Brazil, the emerging Soviet Union and a draw against a weakened England (who were rebuilding after the loss of several of their key players due to an air disaster) prevented the team to reach the next round. Still holding to the great popularity in the country, under new coach Decker again made an international sensation in the era. In front of a record crowd of over 90,000 spectators, made possible by the expansion of the Prater Stadium, the team could beat 3–1 to Soviet Union and Spain 3–0. Due to lack of money, however, Austria decided not to participate at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, and the team fell apart. Abrupt end of Austria’s success in the postwar period eventually formed the clear 0–6 loss against Czechoslovakia in 1962, of which many players and also Karl Decker did not recover. After the end of Decker era, the team was unable for a long time to connect to the old successes; these were limited mostly only to surprise victories in individual games. Due to the great popularity of the Austrian team, on 20 October 1965, Austria succeeded as the third team of the continent to defeat the English national team at home. Two goals in a 3–2 victory achieved Toni Fritsch, who was nicknamed "Wembley Toni" then. In the same year, however, Austria failed to qualify for the first time to the World Cup in the 1966 edition, ending third against a still-strong Hungary and the GDR; they only got a draw. In the summer of 1968, Leopold Šťastný, the Slovak successful coach of the Wacker Innsbruck, took over the national football team. Despite failing to qualify for the 1970 World Cup, the new coach emphasized on developing new players, rather than relying in the old ground. Supported by a large football euphoria, Austria came very close to qualify to the 1974 World Cup in Germany. The qualifying round of the Austrian team decided on points and goal difference with the same with Sweden in the first place, so that a play between these two teams to qualify in Gelsenkirchen should be discharged. In order to have enough time to prepare, a championship round was exposed and covered the quarter in Germany five days before the playoff. On snow-covered ground, the team lost but with 1–2, besides, numerous missed chances, hit the bar, among other things, the gate lintel. The team also remained undefeated. 1970s and 1980s Anchored by Herbert Prohaska and striker Hans Krankl, backed up by Bruno Pezzey, Austria reached the World Cup in 1978 and 1982 and both times reached the second round, held in team group games that replaced the knock-out quarter-finals. This Austria team, coached by Helmut Senekowitsch, is widely regarded as the best post-WWII Austrian football team ever. In the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, they had lost two games and would almost surely finish last in their second round group of four teams, but they put in a special effort for their last game in Córdoba against West Germany, which had still chances of qualifying for the Final. The Austrians also denied the defending world champion a trip to the third place match, beating them 3–2 by two goals of Hans Krankl, plus an own goal. The celebrating report of the radio commentator Edi Finger ("I werd narrisch!") became famous in Austria, where it is considered the Miracle of Cordoba, while the Germans regard the game and the Austrian behaviour as a disgrace. During the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, Austria and West Germany met again, in the last game of the group stage. Because the other two teams in the group had played their last game the previous day, both teams knew that a West German win by one goal would see both through, while all other results would eliminate one team or the other. After ten minutes of furious attack, Horst Hrubesch scored for West Germany, and the two teams mainly kicked the ball around for eighty minutes with few attempts to attack. The game became known as the non-aggression pact of Gijón. Algeria had also won two games, including a shocking surprise over Germany in the opener, but among the three teams that had won two games, was eliminated based on goal difference, having conceded two late goals in their 3–2 win over Chile. The Algerian supporters were furious, and even the Austrian and West German fans showed themselves to be extremely unhappy with the nature of their progression. As a result of this game, all future tournaments would see the last group games played simultaneously. Austria and Northern Ireland were eliminated by losing to France in the second round group stage of three teams. 1990s Led by striker Anton Polster, Austria qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but were eliminated in the first round, despite defeating the United States by a 2–1 score. Much worse was the stunning 1–0 loss against the Faroe Islands, a team made of amateurs, in the qualifying campaign for the 1992 European Championship, considered the worst embarrassment in any Austrian team sport ever, and one of the biggest upsets in footballing history. The game was played in Landskrona, Sweden, because there were no grass fields on the Faroe Islands. It was a sign for things to come. Austria suffered another couple of years of botched qualifying campaigns, despite playing some entertaining football in the closing stages of UEFA Euro 1996 qualification. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Austria were drawn in Group B along with Italy, Cameroon and Chile. Their appearance was brief but eventful, as they managed the curious feat of only scoring in stoppage time in each of their matches. Against Cameroon, Pierre Njanka's goal was cancelled out by Anton Polster's late strike. In their second game, it was Ivica Vastić who curled a last minute equalizer, cancelling out Marcelo Salas's disputed opener. Austria weren't so fortunate in their crucial, final match at the Stade de France. Italy scored twice after half-time: a header from Christian Vieri and a tap-in from Roberto Baggio. Andreas Herzog's stoppage time penalty kept up Austria's unusual scoring pattern, but was not enough to prevent Austria finishing third in the group, behind the Italians and Chileans. 21st century 2000s – Decline Austria national football team before the match against Spain, 2009-11-18 Exhibition game Austria vs. Romania at 5st. June 2012 Austria national football team before the match against Sweden, 2013-06-07 After 1998, Austria began to decline. They failed to qualify for 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000, and suffered extreme embarrassment (similar to the Faroe Islands loss) when they lost 9–0 to Spain and 5–0 to Israel in 1999. In 2006, Josef Hickersberger became coach of the Austrian national team, which included some respectable results such as a 1–0 victory against Switzerland in 2006. Austria qualified automatically for the 2008 European Championships as co-hosts. Their first major tournament in a decade, most commentators regarded them as outsiders and whipping-boys for Germany, Croatia and Poland in the group stage. Many of their home supporters were in agreement and 10,000 Austrians signed a petition demanding that Austria withdraw from the tournament to spare the nation's embarrassment.[3] However, Austria performed better than expected. They managed a 1–1 draw with Poland, gave the Croatians a hard time before losing 1–0 to a Luka Modrić penalty and defended valiantly against the Germans but Michael Ballack's free kick sealed the game in a 1–0 defeat. Shortly after Austria's first-round exit from the tournament, Hickersberger resigned as the national team coach. Karel Brückner, who had resigned as head coach of the Czech Republic after that country's first round exit from Euro 2008, was soon named as his replacement. After only eight months Brückner was released in March 2009 and the position was subsequently taken by Didi Constantini. Even though Austria did not manage to secure automatic qualification or a play-off spot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, under Brückner they still managed a memorable 3–1 win over France during qualifying, which was also France's only defeat in qualifying. 2010s – Revival In the qualifying campaign for UEFA Euro 2012 the Austrians played against Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Turkey and Germany. Despite playing against the Germans, it wasn't perceived as one of the most difficult groups, since Turkey and Belgium, the main contenders for the play-off spot, both struggled in the previous World Cup qualifiers. Austria started fairly well, beating the group's two weakest teams, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, both wins being at home. It was followed with an exciting match in Belgium, which ended in a bizarre 4–4 score, what was seen as a good result for Das Team, as it meant that it had gone through all qualifiers in 2010 unbeaten. However, in March 2011, the Austrians' luck took a turn for the worse, as Belgium went to Vienna and recovered the points missed at home with a deserved 2–0 win, courtesy of an Axel Witsel double. The defeat in the head-to-head clash at home set the tone for remaining matches as Austria was again defeated four days later, this time in Turkey, another crucial match. In June, the Austrians faced a must-win against Germany. Austria played bravely, but was once again defeated, this time in injury time, Mario Gómez scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 defeat. In the return leg, the team was crushed by Germany in an impressive 6–2 score. At that point, the mathematic hopes for even a top-two finish effectively ended. Despite those four straight defeats, Austria finished the campaign unbeaten in the last three matches, drawing against Turkey (at home) and Kazakhstan (away), and recording a sounding 4–1 win in Azerbaijan (away). 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Group C Over the past 2 years, the Austrian team has seen a major renaissance. A number of players from the 2007 U-20 team that finished 4th in the World Cup that year have ended up developing and becoming full starters for the squad. These players include Sebastian Prödl, Markus Suttner, Martin Harnik, Veli Kavlak, Erwin Hoffer, Zlatko Junuzović and Rubin Okotie. The new generation of young and talented Austrian footballers has helped begin a new era in Austrian football after a previous decade in the abyss. The team failed to qualify for the 2014 tournament in Brazil, but finished in 3rd place with a respectable 5–2–3 record with 17 points and a +10 goal difference; there were a number of quality results, such as home victories over the Republic of Ireland and Sweden, as well as a narrow home defeat to Germany and a 2–2 draw in Ireland, as well as losing a hard-fought 1–2 game in Sweden. The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign has been even more successful. Again, the Austrians battled and drew with the Swedes 1–1. Austria also recorded a pair of quality victories over Moldova (2–1 in Chisinau) and Montenegro (1–0 in Vienna) before achieving one of the finest moments in Austrian football since the team last qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 1997 with a 1–0 victory over Russia in front of a packed crowd in Vienna. Okotie scored the deciding goal in the closing 20 minutes of the game after a previous Austrian goal a minute before was controversially disallowed. The Austrians played a friendly game against vaunted Brazil a few days later, but would battle the Samba Kings before falling to a late goal by Roberto Firmino in a 2–1 loss. The Austrians good fortunes continued in 2015. Austria won comfortably against Liechtenstein 5–0, before facing a true test of their strength in Moscow in a key match against Russia. Despite the heavy pressure, the Austrians were able to come away with an impressive victory, courtesy of a goal by Marc Janko in the 33rd minute; the Austrians held on, edging closer to the Euros. In their next fixture against Moldova, despite the heavy pressure to win, the Austrians escaped with a narrow home victory over Moldova, securing at least a playoff spot for next year's competition. On 8 September 2015 a 4–1 win over Sweden secured Austria's place at UEFA Euro 2016. Rivalry The match-up between Austria and Hungary is the second most-played international in football (only Argentina vs Uruguay met each other in more matches). Records at major tournaments World Cup record Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1930 Did not enter 1934 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 7 7 1938 Withdrew 1950 1954 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 17 12 1958 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 2 7 1962 Withdrew 1966 Did not qualify 1970 1974 1978 Round 2 7th 6 3 0 3 7 10 1982 Round 2 8th 5 2 1 2 5 4 1986 Did not qualify 1990 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 2 3 1994 Did not qualify 1998 Group stage 23rd 3 0 2 1 3 4 2002 Did not qualify 2006 2010 2014 2018 To be determined 2022 Total Third place 7/20 29 12 4 13 43 47 European Championship record UEFA European Championship record Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1960 Did not qualify 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 3 2012 Did not qualify 2016 Qualified Total Group stage 1/14 3 0 1 2 1 3 Current squad The following 24 players have been called up for the Friendly Matches against Albania on March 25 and Turkey on March 29, 2016.[4] Caps and goals as of 29 March 2016 after match against Turkey.[5] 0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Robert Almer 20 March 1984 27 0 Austria Wien 12 GK Heinz Lindner 17 July 1990 7 0 Eintracht Frankfurt 23 GK Ramazan Özcan 28 June 1984 6 0 Ingolstadt 04 5 DF Christian Fuchs (Captain) 7 April 1986 74 1 Leicester City 15 DF Sebastian Prödl 21 June 1987 56 4 Watford 3 DF Aleksandar Dragović 6 March 1991 45 1 Dynamo Kyiv 2 DF György Garics 8 March 1984 41 2 Darmstadt 98 17 DF Florian Klein 17 November 1986 35 0 Stuttgart 13 DF Markus Suttner 16 April 1987 15 0 Ingolstadt 04 4 DF Martin Hinteregger 7 September 1992 12 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 16 DF Kevin Wimmer 15 November 1992 3 0 Tottenham Hotspur 10 MF Zlatko Junuzović 26 September 1987 46 7 Werder Bremen 8 MF David Alaba 24 June 1992 44 11 Bayern Munich 14 MF Julian Baumgartlinger 2 January 1988 43 1 Mainz 05 22 MF Jakob Jantscher 8 January 1989 21 1 Luzern 6 MF Stefan Ilsanker 18 May 1989 14 0 RB Leipzig 20 MF Guido Burgstaller 29 April 1989 9 0 1. FC Nürnberg 18 MF Alessandro Schöpf 7 February 1994 2 0 Schalke 04 11 FW Martin Harnik 10 June 1987 56 14 VfB Stuttgart 21 FW Marc Janko 25 June 1983 52 26 Basel 7 FW Marko Arnautović 19 April 1989 50 10 Stoke City 9 FW Rubin Okotie 6 June 1987 16 2 1860 München 19 FW Lukas Hinterseer 28 March 1991 8 0 Ingolstadt 04 Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Austria squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.[6] Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Andreas Lukse 8 November 1987 0 0 Rheindorf Altach v.   Switzerland, 17 November 2015 DF Michael Madl 21 March 1988 0 0 Fulham v.  Liechtenstein, 12 October 2015 MF Marcel Sabitzer 17 March 1994 16 3 RB Leipzig v.   Switzerland, 17 November 2015 MF Florian Kainz 24 October 1992 1 0 Rapid Wien v.   Switzerland, 17 November 2015 MF Karim Onisiwo 17 March 1992 1 0 Mainz 05 v.   Switzerland, 17 November 2015 MF Robert Gucher 20 February 1991 0 0 Frosinone v.   Switzerland, 17 November 2015 MF Stefan Schwab 27 September 1990 0 0 Rapid Wien v.  Liechtenstein, 12 October 2015 MF Yasin Pehlivan 5 January 1989 17 0 Red Bull Salzburg v.  Sweden, 8 September 2015 MF Philipp Schobesberger 12 October 1993 0 0 Rapid Wien v.  Russia, 14 June 2015 MF Veli Kavlak 3 November 1988 31 1 Beşiktaş v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 31 March 2015 FW Andreas Weimann 5 August 1991 13 0 Derby County v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 31 March 2015 FW Marco Djuricin 12 December 1992 2 0 Brentford v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 31 March 2015 Staff President: Dr. Leo Windtner Director of Sport: Willibald Ruttensteiner Head Coach: Marcel Koller Assistant Coach: Thomas Janeschitz Goalkeeper Coach: Klaus Lindenberger Conditioning Coach: Roger Thomas Spry Recent qualifiers As of 12 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1  Austria 10 9 1 0 22 5 +17 28 Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2  Russia 10 6 2 2 21 5 +16 20 0–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 3  Sweden 10 5 3 2 15 9 +6 18 Advance to play-offs 1–4 1–1 — 3–1 2–0 2–0 4  Montenegro 10 3 2 5 10 13 −3 11 2–3 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 5  Liechtenstein 10 1 2 7 2 26 −24 5 0–5 0–7 0–2 0–0 — 1–1 6  Moldova 10 0 2 8 4 16 −12 2 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 — Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers Notes: Montenegro home match against Russia was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia[7] after match was abandoned after 67 minutes due to crowd violence and scuffle between players (caused by Dmitri Kombarov being hit by an object thrown from the Montenegrin sector[8]). The original score was 0–0 and Russia missed a penalty moments before the match was abandoned. This was the second delay of the match as in the first minute, Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare, causing a 33-minute delay.[9] Both teams were then charged by UEFA.[10] 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Germany 10 9 1 0 36 10 +26 28  Sweden 10 6 2 2 19 14 +5 20  Austria 10 5 2 3 20 10 +10 17  Republic of Ireland 10 4 2 4 16 17 −1 14  Kazakhstan 10 1 2 7 6 21 −15 5  Faroe Islands 10 0 1 9 4 29 −25 1   Austria  — 6–0 1–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 Faroe Islands  0–3 — 0–3 1–1 1–4 1–2 Germany  3–0 3–0 — 4–1 3–0 4–4 Kazakhstan  0–0 2–1 0–3 — 1–2 0–1 Republic of Ireland  2–2 3–0 1–6 3–1 — 1–2 Sweden  2–1 2–0 3–5 2–0 0–0 — Player statistics As of 29 March 2016[5][11] Players in bold are still active, at least at club level. Most capped players Andreas Herzog is the most capped player in the history of Austria with 103 caps. # Player Period Caps Goals 1 Andreas Herzog 1988–2003 103 26 2 Anton Polster 1982–2000 95 44 3 Gerhard Hanappi 1948–1964 93 12 4 Karl Koller 1952–1965 86 5 5 Friedrich Koncilia 1970–1985 84 0 Bruno Pezzey 1975–1990 84 9 7 Herbert Prohaska 1974–1989 83 10 8 Christian Fuchs 2006–present 74 1 9 Johann Krankl 1973–1985 69 34 Andreas Ivanschitz 2003–present 69 12 Top goalscorers Anton "Toni" Polster is the top scorer in the history of Austria with 44 goals. # Player Period Goals Caps Average 1 Anton Polster 1982–2000 44 95 0.46 2 Johann Krankl 1973–1985 34 69 0.49 3 Johann Horvath 1924–1934 29 46 0.63 4 Erich Hof 1957–1968 28 37 0.76 5 Anton Schall 1927–1934 27 28 0.96 6 Matthias Sindelar 1926–1937 26 43 0.6 Andreas Herzog 1988–2003 26 103 0.25 Marc Janko 2006–present 26 52 0.5 9 Karl Zischek 1931–1945 24 40 0.6 10 Walter Schachner 1976–1994 23 64 0.36 Kit history Austria used to play in similar colours to those of the Germany national football team; white jerseys, black shorts, black socks (the Germans wear white ones). In order to distinguish themselves, in 2004 coach Hans Krankl switched to their former away shirts, which have the same colour scheme as Austria's flag, red-white-red. To further distinguish themselves from Germany, the Austrians had used an all-black away kit, but as of 2010, the white shirt and black shorts is used as the away kit. During the 1934 FIFA World Cup match against Germany, the Austrians borrowed a set of light blue tops belonging to SC Napoli for the match, as both teams had white shirts and black shorts. 1978 1982 1990 1992 1998 2008 2012 2014 2016 Austria's current kit suppliers are Puma since 1978. Manager history As of 29 March 2016, after the match against Turkey.[11] Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%[12] Notes Hugo Meisl  Austria-Hungary 22 December 1912 3 October 1914 6 3 1 2 11 9 50.00 Heinrich Retschury  Austria-Hungary 4 October 1914 1 August 1919 22 8 3 11 45 47 36.36 Hugo Meisl  Austria 1 August 1919 17 February 1937 127 68 29 30 326 206 53.54 Created the Wunderteam. 4th place at the 1934 World Cup. Silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Winners of the 1932 Central European International Cup. Runners-up of the 1930 and 1935 Central European International Cup. Heinrich Retschury  Austria 22 May 1937 24 October 1937 5 2 1 2 10 10 40.00 Qualified for the 1938 World Cup. From 1938 to 1945 there was no national team due to Anschluss. Karl Zankl  Austria 19 August 1945 3 October 1945 2 0 0 2 2 7 0.00 Died while in the position of national coach. Edi Bauer  Austria 3 October 1945 4 March 1948 11 4 0 7 26 28 36.36 Eduard Frühwirth  Austria 4 March 1948 1 September 1948 5 3 0 2 9 9 60.00 Walter Nausch  Austria 1 September 1948 15 November 1954 47 21 10 16 119 87 44.68 3rd place at the 1954 World Cup. Hans Kaulich  Austria 15 November 1954 28 March 1955 1 0 0 1 2 3 0.00 Josef Molzer  Austria 29 March 1955 3 September 1955 3 1 1 1 6 8 33.33 Karl Geyer  Austria 3 September 1955 21 April 1956 5 2 0 3 8 14 40.00 Josef Argauer Josef Molzer  Austria  Austria 21 April 1956 9 August 1958 18 7 6 5 37 27 38.89 Qualified for the 1958 World Cup. Alfred Frey Franz Putzendopler Egon Selzer Josef Molzer  Austria  Austria  Austria  Austria 9 August 1958 15 October 1958 2 0 0 2 4 6 0.00 Karl Decker  Austria 16 October 1958 28 February 1964 36 16 3 17 60 67 44.44 Josef Walter Béla Guttmann  Hungary 7 March 1964 11 October 1964 5 3 1 1 6 5 60.00 Eduard Frühwirth  Austria 20 November 1964 13 January 1967 15 4 3 8 12 23 26.67 Erwin Alge Hans Pesser  Austria 13 January 1967 24 June 1968 10 3 2 5 18 19 30 Leopold Šťastný  Czechoslovakia 1 July 1968 30 September 1975 49 15 16 18 58 62 30.61 Branko Elsner (caretaker)  Yugoslavia 6 October 1975 19 November 1975 2 1 0 1 6 3 50.00 Helmut Senekowitsch  Austria 1 March 1976 30 June 1978 26 14 4 8 40 26 53.85 Qualified for the 1978 World Cup. Karl Stotz  Austria 1 August 1978 14 December 1981 24 13 6 5 43 25 54.17 Qualified for the 1982 World Cup. Georg Schmidt Felix Latzke  Austria  Austria 5 February 1982 2 July 1982 8 5 1 2 11 7 62.5 Erich Hof  Austria 7 September 1982 21 November 1984 15 6 3 6 22 20 40 Branko Elsner  Yugoslavia 15 January 1985 18 November 1987 18 5 5 8 20 28 27.78 Josef Hickersberger  Austria 1 January 1988 14 September 1990 29 10 7 12 36 39 34.48 Qualified for the 1990 World Cup. Alfred Riedl  Austria 15 September 1990 10 October 1991 8 1 3 4 6 16 12.5 Dietmar Constantini (caretaker)  Austria 10 October 1991 13 November 1991 2 0 0 2 1 4 0.00 Ernst Happel  Austria 1 January 1992 14 November 1992 9 2 3 4 18 17 22.22 Died while in the position of national coach. Dietmar Constantini (caretaker)  Austria 15 November 1992 18 November 1992 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 Herbert Prohaska  Austria 8 January 1993 29 March 1999 51 25 9 17 96 73 49.02 Qualified for the 1998 World Cup. Otto Barić  Austria  Croatia 13 April 1999 21 November 2001 22 7 6 9 31 35 31.82 Hans Krankl  Austria 21 January 2002 28 September 2005 31 10 10 11 47 46 32.26 Willibald Ruttensteiner Andreas Herzog Slavko Kovačić (caretakers)  Austria  Austria  Austria 30 September 2005 December 2005 2 1 0 1 2 1 50.00 Josef Hickersberger  Austria 1 January 2006 23 June 2008 27 5 9 13 29 39 18.52 Karel Brückner  Czech Republic 25 July 2008 2 March 2009 7 1 2 4 9 15 14.29 Dietmar Constantini  Austria 4 March 2009 13 September 2011 23 7 3 13 29 42 30.43 Willibald Ruttensteiner (caretaker)  Austria 13 September 2011 11 October 2011 2 1 1 0 4 1 50.00 Marcel Koller   Switzerland 1 November 2011 Present 37 20 7 10 63 38 54.05 Qualified for the UEFA Euro 2016 Former squads UEFA Euro 2008 squad References After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded. Nazis in der Abseitsfalle. einestages. Spiegel Online. Accessed 10 May 2010. Moore, Glenn (2007-08-16). "Austria must pull out of Euro 2008, say 10,000 fans petition". London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-16. http://www.oefb.at/the-nationalteam-pid778 "NATIONALTEAM _Das Team". ÖFB. "Der Grosskader des ÖFB Nationalteams" (in German). ÖFB. Retrieved 12 February 2013. "Russia given 3-0 win over Montenegro after suspended game". 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015. "Montenegro v Russia abandoned (Telegraph)". 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015. "Montenegro v Russia abandoned (Daily Mail)". 27 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015. "MNE and RUS charged by UEFA". 30 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015. "NATIONALTEAM _Statistik". ÖFB. Win% is rounded to two decimal places External links Official website RSSSF archive of results 1902–2003 RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers RSSSF archive of coaches 1902–1999 Austria national football team /Ambrosius Kutschera/