- Reinhard Kienast
Football player infobox
playername= Reinhard Kienast
fullname = Reinhard Kienast
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1959|9|2|mf=y
cityofbirth =Vienna
countryofbirth =Austria
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = defender ormidfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1978-1992 1992-1993
clubs =Rapid Wien Favoritner AC
caps(goals) = 393 (61)
nationalyears = 1983-1987
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (3)
pcupdate = 14 June 2008
ntupdate = 14 June 2008Reinhard Kienast (born
September 2 ,1959 ) is a retired Austrian football player who played 14 seasons forRapid Wien and 13 times for theAustria national football team .Hailing from a genuine Rapid Wien family, he is the younger brother of former Rapid Wien player Wolfgang Kienast and uncle of current Austria international
Roman Kienast . [ [http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/players/player=69836/index.html Roman Kienast player profile] - EURO2008]Club career
A versatile player, Reinhard Kienast played predominantly in midfield for Rapid, but was also employed in defence or in attack. After his 14 seasons at Rapid, he moved to city rivals
Favoritner AC . He finished his career with minor sides Süßenbrunn and SG FavAC Simmering. In 1993/1994 he became assistant-coach at Rapid.He played a major part in the most successful of Rapid teams in the 1980-s, claiming the League crown four times and most prominently losing the
UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final in 1985 against Everton. He skippered Rapid from 1989 through 1992 and was voted Austria Fan's Footballer of the Year in 1986.International career
Kienast earned 13 caps for the "Nationalmannschaft" between 1983 and 1987, scoring 3 goals. In 1986 he scored two of those in a sensational 4-1 defeat of West Germany. [ [http://www.vienna.at/news/om:vienna:sport/artikel/rapid-legende-reinhard-kienast-schoss-deutschland-1986-ko/cn/news-20080204-02391557 Rapid-Legende Reinhard Kienast schoss Deutschland 1986 k.o.] - Vienna.at]
Honours
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Austrian Football Bundesliga (4):
** 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988
*Austrian Cup (4):
** 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987References
External links
* [http://www.rapidarchiv.at/spieler/kienast_reinhard.html Player profile] - Rapid Wien
* [http://www.gruenweissamstel.at/legenden/kienast/legenden.php Kienast player stats] - Rapid Fanclub
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22841 Career stats] - National Football Teams
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