Johann Dihanich

Johann Dihanich
Personal information
Full name	Johann Dihanich
Date of birth	24 October 1958 (age 63)
Place of birth	Eisenstadt, Austria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	ASK Klingenbach
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1983	Austria Wien
1983–1984	SS Wacker Innsbruck
1984–1987	Austria Wien
1987–1989	Grazer AK
1989–1991	VÖEST Linz
1991–1992	Favoritner AC
National team
1980–1984	Austria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 member of Austria's squad at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, but did not play in any of their games.

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[]

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

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