Robert Dienst

Robert Dienst (1 March 1928 – 13 June 2000) was an Austrian football forward. He played mainly for SK Rapid Wien. He played also in the Austrian national football team. For Austria he played in the 1954 -  and 1958 FIFA World Cup .
Club career
Robert Dienst started his career at Floridsdorfer AC, where he played his first game as a midfielder.  In 1948 he went to Rapid Wien where he played till 1962. He became one of the most successful Austrian goalscorers in the 1950s. He scored 323 goals in 351 games in total in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. Three times he was  top goalscorers. With his 307 Bundesliga goals, he is still Rapid's record league goalscorer. At the end of his career he played for SV Schwechat.

International career
He made his debut for Austria in an October 1949 match against Hungary and earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 12 goals.Robert Dienst - International Goals - RSSSF He was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup. In  1958 he was in the squad but did not play.
International statistics
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria194911195021195110195263195341195451195521195764Total2712

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each   Dienst goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Robert DienstNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 16 October 1949 Praterstadion,  Vienna,  Austria  2-33-4   Friendly match2  14 May 1950Praterstadion,  Vienna,  Austria  1-05-3    Friendly match3  7 May 1952  Praterstadion,  Vienna,  Austria  5-0  6–0  Friendly match4 6-0525 May 1950Praterstadion,  Vienna,  Austria  2-22-3  Friendly match6  27 September 1953  Praterstadion,  Vienna,  Austria    9-1  9-1    1954 FIFA World Cup qualification7  9 May 1954  Praterstadion,  Vienna,  Austria    1-0 2-0   Friendly match8  27 March 1955   Za Luzankami, Brno,    Czechoslovakia    2-22-3   Gerö-Cup 9 5 May 1957 Praterstadion,  Vienna,  Austria  1-01-0  Friendly match10  15 September 1957   JNA-Stadion,   Belgrade,   Yugoslavia  2-2  3-3  Friendly match11 3-212 29 September 1957 Stade Municipal,   Luxembourg ,   Luxembourg   1-03-0    1958 FIFA World Cup qualification

Manager career
He coached a few small clubs with (Floridsdorfer AC, SV Tulln, SV Stockerau and Kremser SC). He also worked as an assistant coach at Rapid in 1967–68 (where he won the double) and at Austria Vienna in 1974–75.
Honours
Austrian Football Bundesliga (6):
 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960
Austrian Cup (1):
 1961
Mitropa Cup (1):
 1951
Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (4):
 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957 Österreichs Torschützenkönige  - Oberliga.at
In 2007 the Robert Dienst Gasse in Floridsdorf was named after him.

 References 

Other websites
 Player profile and stats  - Rapidarchiv 
 Weltfussball  


Category:1928 births
Category:2000 deaths
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players
Category:SK Rapid Wien players
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:FK Austria Wien managers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga top scorers
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Sportspeople from Vienna