Robert Dienst

Robert Dienst (1 March 1928 – 13 June 2000) was an Austrian football forward. He died in 2000 after a long illness.

Robert Dienst

Personal information
Full name	Robert Dienst
Date of birth	(1928-03-01)1 March 1928
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	13 June 2000(2000-06-13) (aged 72)
Place of death	Vienna, Austria
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1942–1947	Floridsdorfer AC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1948	Floridsdorfer AC
1948–1962	SK Rapid Wien	284	(307)
1962–1968	SV Schwechat
International career
1949–1957	Austria	27	(12)
Managerial career
1972–1974	SV Stockerau
1974–1975	FK Austria Wien
1975–1977	SV Stockerau
1979–1980	SV Stockerau
1982–1986	Kremser SC
Medal record Representing  Austria FIFA World Cup 1954 Switzerland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Robert Dienst started his career at Floridsdorfer AC, where he played his first game as a midfielder during World War II. He turned into a prolific striker at Rapid Wien and became one of the most successful Austrian goalscorers in the 1950s, three times topping the top goalscorers charts and winning six league titles. With his 307 Bundesliga goals, he is still Rapid's record league goalscorer.

He scored 323 goals in 351 games in total in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

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.^[1] He was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

• Austrian Football Bundesliga (6):
  • 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960
• Austrian Cup (1):
  • 1961
• Zentropa Cup (1):
  • 1951
• Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (4):
  • 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957 ^[2]