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Reinhard Kienast (born 2 September 1959) is a retired Austrian football player who played 14 seasons for Rapid Wien and 13 times for the Austria 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.
Club career
A versatile player, 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 1980s, 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.
Honours
Austrian Football Bundesliga (4):
1982, 1983, 1987, 1988
Austrian Cup (4):
1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
References
External links
Player profile – Rapid Wien
Kienast player stats – Rapid Fanclub
Reinhard Kienast at National-Football-Teams.com
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- SK Rapid Wien
- 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup final
- Celtic F.C. in European football
- List of SK Rapid Wien records and statistics
- Favoritner AC
- List of Austria international footballers (1–24 caps)
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- 1979–80 SK Rapid Wien season
