Ernst Happel

Ernst Happel
	Happel in a commemorative banner
Personal information
Full name	Ernst Franz Hermann Happel
Date of birth	29 November 1925
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	14 November 1992 (aged 66)
Place of death	Innsbruck, Austria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1938–1942	Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years	Team
1942–1954	Rapid Wien
1955–1956	Racing Club de France Football
1956–1959	Rapid Wien
Total
National team
1947–1958	Austria
Teams managed
1962–1969	ADO Den Haag
1967	San Francisco Gales
1969–1973	Feijenoord
1973–1974	Sevilla
1974–1978	Club Brugge
1977–1978	Netherlands
1979	Harelbeke
1979–1981	Standard Liège
1981–1987	Hamburger SV
1987–1991	Swarovski Tirol
1992	Austria
Honours
Men's football
Representing Austria (as player)
FIFA World Cup
Representing Netherlands (as manager)
FIFA World Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ernst Franz Hermann Happel (29 November 1925 – 14 November 1992) was a former Austrian football player and football coach. He played for SK Rapid Wien, RC Paris and the Austria national team.

Club career

Happel started professionally at the age of 17 with SK Rapid Wien as defender. He played only from 1955 till 1956 for another club. In 1999 he was elected for Rapids team of the century.

International

He played his first match for Austria in September 1947 against Hungary. He was a member of the squad for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland and and the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. His last match was in September 1958 against Yugoslavia. He played 51 times in the team and shot 5 goals.

Honours

As a player

Austrian Football Bundesliga (6):
- 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1957
Austrian Cup (1):
- 1946
Zentropa Cup (1):
- 1951

As a coach

ADO Den Haag
- Dutch Cup: 1967–68
Feyenoord
- Dutch Championship: 1970–71
- European Cup: 1969–70
- Intercontinental Cup: 1970
Club Brugge
- Belgian Championship: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78
- Belgian Cup: 1976–77
- UEFA Cup: 1975–76 (Runner-up)
- European Cup: 1977–78 (Runner-up)
The Netherlands
- FIFA World Cup: (Runner–Up) 1978
Hamburger SV
- German Championship: 1981–82, 1982–83
- German Cup: 1986–87
- European Cup: 1982–83
FC Swarovski Tirol
- Austrian Championship: 1988–89, 1989–90
- Austrian Cup: 1988–89

Club career statistics

^[1]

Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Austria			League
1942/43	Rapid Wien	Gauliga Donau-Alpenland	3	0
1943–44			11	0
1944–45			0	0
1945–46		Championship	6	0
1946–47			16	0
1947–48			15	0
1948–49			13	1
1949–50			21	0
1950–51			24	1
1951–52			21	1
1952–53			24	2
1953–54			21	3
1954–55			2	0
France			League
1954–55	RC Paris	Division 1	14	2
1955–56	RC Paris	Division 1	28	7
Austria			League
1956–57	Rapid Wien	Championship	18	3
1957–58			26	7
1958–59			19	7
Country	Austria		240	25
Country	France		42	9
Total			282	34

International career statistics

^[2]

Austria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1947	3	0
1948	6	0
1949	6	0
1950	7	0
1951	6	0
1952	5	0
1953	3	2
1954	7	1
1955	0	0
1956	0	0
1957	4	1
1958	4	1
Total	51	5

References

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