Rodolphe Hiden

Football player infobox
playername= Rodolphe Hiden


fullname = Rudolf Hiden
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = 9 March 1909
cityofbirth = Graz
countryofbirth = Austria
dateofdeath = death date and age|1973|9|11|1909|3|9
cityofdeath = Vienna
countryofdeath = Austria
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1925-1927
youthclubs = Grazer AK
years = 1927-1933
1933-1940
clubs = Wiener AC RC Paris
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1928-1933
1940
nationalteam = fb|Austria fb|France
nationalcaps(goals) = 20 (0) 1 (0)
manageryears = 1951-1952
1952-1953
1953-1954
1956-1957
?-?
1963-1964
managerclubs = Salernitana Calcio 1919
F.C. Messina Peloro
U.S. Città di Palermo
F.C. Messina Peloro
Carrarese Calcio
Salernitana Calcio 1919

Rodolphe Hiden, or "Rudolf Hiden" (9 March, 1909 – 11 September 1973) was an Austrian, then French football goalkeeper, who became a coach in Italy after his playing career.

Playing career

Born in Austria and nicknamed "Rudi", he was a successful Austrian international and in 1930 Herbert Chapman's Arsenal tried to sign him, but the Players Union and the Football League in England prevented him from doing so. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050216/ai_n9724660 Football: Home and away: how Arsenal's imports have changed the game | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] He moved to France in 1933 to play for RC Paris alongside Auguste Jordan and later gained French nationality. Goalkeeper of the Austrian Wunderteam, he was also capped once for France. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/double-caps.html Players Appearing for Two or More Countries] - RSSSF]

Honours

*French championship (1):
** 1936
*Coupe de France (3):
** 1936, 1939, 1940

External links

* [http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=HIDEN%20Rodolphe Profile] - FFF
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=22803 Career stats] - National Football Teams

References