Andreas Heraf

Infobox Football biography
playername = Andreas Heraf


fullname = Andreas Heraf
height = Height|m=1.76
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|9|10
cityofbirth = Vienna
countryofbirth = Austria
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Graphia Wien
years = 1985-1988 1988-1990 1991 1991-1994 1994 1995-1999 2000-2001
clubs = Rapid Wien First Vienna Austria Salzburg Vorwärts Steyr Hannover 96 Rapid Wien FC Kärnten
caps(goals) = 55 (6) 76 (19) 11 (4) 80 (23) 17 (3) 135 (21) 30 (0)
nationalyears = 1996-1998
nationalteam = fb|Austria
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (1)
manageryears = 2001-2002 2003-2005 2005 2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-presenr
managerclubs = 1. FC Saarbrücken Austria Lustenau SC Schwanenstadt FC Superfund SC Schwanenstadt SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 Austria U-20
pcupdate = 11 July 2008
ntupdate = 11 July 2008

Andreas Heraf (born September 10, 1967 in Vienna) is an Austrian football manager and former player.

Club career

A defensive midfielder, Heraf started his professional playing career at Rapid Wien and moved to city rivals First Vienna in 1988. He then had half a season at Austria Salzburg, before joining Vorwärts Steyr. After another half season at German Second division side Hannover 96, he returned to Rapid Wien. In his first season back, the longhaired Heraf played in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final against Paris St Germain in Brussels, which Rapid lost. He finished his career at FC Kärnten.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in an April 1996 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup but he did not play. He earned 11 caps, scoring one goal. His last international was an October 1998 World Cup qualification match against San Marino.

Honours

*Austrian Football Bundesliga (2):
** 1987, 1988, 1996
*Austrian Cup (3):
** 1987, 1995, 2001

Managerial career

After retiring he became a manager. His clubs to date are Austria Lustenau (2003-2005), SC Schwanenstadt (August 2005-December 2005), FC Superfund (January 2006-March 2006) and SC Schwanenstadt again (July 2006-Autumn 2007). After a few months at SC-ESV Parndorf 1919 he joined the Austrian U-20 set-up.

References

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External links

* [http://rapidarchiv.at/spieler/heraf_andreas.html Player profile and stats] - Rapid Archive
* [http://www.fussballportal.de/index.php?kat=44&spieler_id=16155 2.Bundesliga stats] - Fussballportal
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=13228 Career stats] - National Football Teams