Johann Dihanich

Johann Dihanich

Personal information
Full name	Johann Dihanich
Date of birth	24 October 1958
Place of birth	Eisenstadt, Austria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	ASK Klingenbach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1978–1983	Austria Wien	145	(8)
1983–1984	SS Wacker Innsbruck	29	(4)
1984–1987	Austria Wien	79	(4)
1987–1989	Grazer AK	69	(7)
1989–1991	VÖEST Linz
1991–1992	Favoritner AC	34	(4)
National team
1980–1984	Austria	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Johann Dihanich (born 24 October 1958 in Eisenstadt) is a retired Austrian football player.

Club career

A Rapid Wien fan by origin, Hansi Dihanich started his professional career at city rivals Austria Wien and played 8 seasons for them, split in two periods by a season at SS Wacker Innsbruck. In 1987 he joined Grazer AK, before moving to Second Division VÖEST Linz and finishing his career at FavAC.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in October 1980 against Hungary and earned 10 caps in total. He was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

After his playing career, he became an assistant-coach at Austria and GAK and head coach at some lower league sides.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (5):
  • 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986
• Austrian Cup (3):
  • 1980, 1982, 1986

External links

• (German) Player profile - Austria Wien archive
• Johann Dihanich at National-Football-Teams.com