Rudi Hiden

Rudolf "Rudi" Hiden (9 March 1909 – 11 September 1973) was an Austrian-French footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Grazer AK, Wiener AC and RC Paris. He was capped internationally by the Austria and France national teams. In later life, Hiden managed several clubs in Italy, including Palermo.

Rudi Hiden

Rodolphe Hiden in April 1939
Personal information
Full name	Rudolf Hiden
Date of birth	(1909-03-09)9 March 1909
Place of birth	Graz, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	11 September 1973(1973-09-11) (aged 64)
Place of death	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1925–1927	Grazer AK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927–1933	Wiener AC	118	(0)
1933–1940	RC Paris	132	(0)
International career
1928–1933	Austria	20	(0)
1940	France	1	(0)
Managerial career
1951–1952	Salernitana
1952–1953	Messina
1953–1954	Palermo
1956–1957	Messina
	Carrarese
1963–1964	Salernitana
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Austria and nicknamed Rudi, he was a successful Austrian international and in 1930 Herbert Chapman's Arsenal tried to sign him, but the Players Union and the Football League in England prevented him from doing so.^[1] He moved to France in 1933 to play for RC Paris alongside Auguste Jordan and later gained French nationality. Goalkeeper of the Austrian Wunderteam, he was also capped once for France.^[2] During the war, he served in the French military, where he also worked as a sports teacher for new recruits.^[3]

Honours

RC Paris

• Division 1: 1935–36
• Coupe de France: 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40