ALTERNATE PLAYERS

Christian KEGLEVITS said in an interview : " I was very disappointed not going to Spain, I was even in the Panini album. Georg Schmidt has repeatedly assured me that I will be taken. In the end, Max Hagmayr went to Spain in my place. The coaching staff was punished for this action because Hagmayr was later dismissed due to the problems in the World Cup team".

Felix GASSELICH, nickmaned "the second Prohaska", played in the qualification phase before finally not being retained, which did not prevent him from being hired by Ajax Amsterdam.He would later say that coach Felix Latzke, a tough and authoritarian man, did not understand his way of training and had kicked him out of the group.

Hans-Dieter MIRNEGG was during the qualification phase the holder of the left-back position and appeared in the Panini album. The choice to go play in Italy in Como, where the team had a very bad season, finally rejected him from the selection.

Erwin FUCHSBICHLER was second goalkeeper for Austria in 1978 World Cup. In the spring of 1982, however, Felix Latzke no longer appreciated his services in national team and he stayed at home.


*World Cup qualifications & Friendlies : From September 24 1980 to May 19 1982

Forwards

Hans Krankl (Rapid Wien) : 11 selections as starter
Walter Schachner (AC Cesena) : 10 selections as starter
Kurt Welzl (Valencia) : 9 selections : 8 as starter/1 as substitute
Maximilian Hagmayr (Vöest Linz) : 5 selections : 3 as starter/3 as substitute
Christian Keglevits (Rapid Wien) : 4 selections : 2 as starter/2 as substitute
Gernot Jurtin (Sturm Graz) : 3 selections : 1 as starter/2 as substitute

Midfielders

Roland Hattenberger (SSW Innsbruck) : 13 selections as starter
Herbert Prohaska (Inter Milan) : 11 selections as starter
Kurt Jara (Grasshoper Zurich) : 11 selections as starter
Johann Dihanich (Austria Wien) : 8 selections : 6 as starter/2 as substitute
Reinhold Hintermaier (FC Nürnberg) : 5 selections as starter
Felix Gasselich (Austria Wien) : 5 selections : 4 selections as starter/1 as substitute
Ernst Baumeister (Austria Wien) : 4 selections : 1 as starter/3 as substitute
Helmut Wartinger (Vöest Linz) : 1 selection as starter
Arnold Koreimann (SSW Innsbruck) : 1 selection as substitute
Wilhem Kreuz (Vöest Linz) : 1 selection as substitute

Defenders

Bruno Pezzey (Eintracht Frankfurt) : 11 selections as starter
Hans-Dieter Mirnegg (Como Calcio) : 9 selections as starter
Erich Obermayer (Austria Wien) : 8 selections as starter
Heribert Weber (Rapid Wien) : 7 selections : 6 as starter/1 as substitute
Bernd Krauss (Rapid Wien) : 5 selections as starter
Johann Pregesbauer (Rapid Wien) : 3 selections : 2 as starter/1 as substitute
Anton Pichler (Sturm Graz) : 3 selections : 1 as starter/2 as substitute
Josef Degeorgi (Admira Wacker) : 2 selections : 1 as starter/1 as substitute
Mario Zuenelli (Grazer AK) : 1 selection as starter
Karl Brauneder (Wiener Sport-Club) : 1 selection as substitute

Goalkeepers

Herbert Feurer (Rapid Wien) : 7 selections as starter
Friedrich Koncilia (Austria Wien) : 5 selections as starter
Klaus Lindenberger (LASK Linz) : 1 selection as starter

*Scorers

Walter Schachner (AC Cesena) : 6
Kurt Welzl (Valencia) : 5
Hans Krankl (Rapid Wien) : 4
Christian Keglevits (Rapid Wien) : 2
Kurt Jara (Grasshoper Zurich) : 2
Gernot Jurtin (Sturm Graz) : 1
Roland Hattenberger SSW Innsbruck : 1
Bruno Pezzey Eintracht Frankfurt : 1
Josef Degeorgi Admira Wacker : 1


*List of 40 pre-selected players

Forwards

Walter Schachner (Ac Cesena)
Hans Krankl (Rapid Wien)
Gernot Jurtin (Sturm Graz)
Maximilian Hagmayr (Vöest Linz)
Kurt Welzl (Valencia)
Gerd Steinkogler (Austria Wien)
Franz Oberacher (Az Alkmaar)
Manfred Braschler (SSW Innsbruck)
Johann Pigel (Grazer Ak)
Hermann Stadler (Austria Salzburg)

Midfielders

Roland Hattenberger (Ssw Innsbruck)
Herbert Prohaska (Inter Milan)
Reinhold Hintermaier (Fc Nürnberg)
Kurt Jara (Grasshoper Zurich)
Ernst Baumeister (Austria Wien)
Johann Dihanich (Austria Wien)
Felix Gasselich (Austria Wien)
Arnold Koreimann (SSW Innsbruck)
Karl Brauneder (Wiener Sport-Club)
Josef Stering (Grazer AK)
Georg Zellhofer (Vöest Linz)

Defenders

Erich Obermayer (Austria Wien)
Bruno Pezzey (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Bernd Krauss (Rapid Wien)
Josef Degeorgi (Admira Wacker)
Heribert Weber (Rapid Wien)
Gerald Messlender (Admira Wacker)
Anton Pichler (Sturm Graz)
Johann Pregesbauer (Rapid Wien)
Leopold Lainer (Austria Salzburg)
Richard Kienast (Rapid Wien)
Gerald Piesinger (Linzer Ask)
Harald Gamauf (Grazer Ak)

Goalkeepers

Friedrich Koncilia (Austria Wien)
Herbert Feurer (Rapid Wien)
Klaus Lindenberger (Lask Linz)
Erwin Fuchsbichler (Vöest Linz)
Erich Weidenauer (Wiener Sport-Club)
Gerhard Fleischmann (Admira Wacker)

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