Reinhard Kienast (born 2 September 1959) is a retired

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player who played 14 seasons for

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and 13 times for the

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. 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

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. 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

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crown four times and most prominently losing the

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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

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.Rapid-Legende Reinhard Kienast schoss Deutschland 1986 k.o.
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Honours

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(4): ** 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988 *

Austrian Cup The Austrian Cup (), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for a record 27th time. Wo ...

(4): ** 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987

References

External links

Player profile
– Rapid Wien
Kienast player stats
– Rapid Fanclub * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kienast, Reinhard 1959 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Men's association football midfielders Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers SK Rapid Wien players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 20th-century Austrian sportsmen