Martin Hiden

Martin Hiden (born 11 March 1973 in Stainz) is a former Austrian football player. He played as defender for different clubs. He also played for the Austrian national football team.

Martin Hiden

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-03-11) 11 March 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Stainz, Austria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	FC Pasching
Youth career
	St Stefan ob Stainz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Sturm Graz	53	(5)
1994–1996	Austria Salzburg	59	(2)
1996–1997	SK Sturm Graz	28	(3)
1997	SK Rapid Wien	20	(0)
1998–2000	Leeds United	26	(0)
2000–2003	FK Austria Wien	82	(2)
2003–2007	Rapid Wien	106	(2)
2008	Austria Kärnten	10	(0)
2008–2009	SK Rapid Wien	4	(0)
2009	SK Austria Kärnten	11	(1)
2010	Red Bull Salzburg Juniors	1	(0)
Total		400	(15)
International career
1998–2008	Austria	50	(1)
Managerial career
2011	Red Bull Juniors assistance coach
2011-2013	FC Pasching assistance coach
2013-2015	SPG FC Pasching/LASK Juniors
2015	LASK Linz caretaker
2015	LASK Linz assistance coach
2015-2016	SV Grödig assistance coach
2017-2018	FC Admira Wacker Mödling II
2019-2020	SK Rapid Wien Scout
2020-	SK Rapid Wien II Individual coach
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He played for clubs such as Sturm Graz, SV Austria Salzburg (where he claimed his first league title),^[1] Rapid Wien, Leeds United (England) and FK Austria Wien. Joining Leeds United in 1998, he was the first-ever Austrian outfield player to play in the Premier League. 2003 he returned to Rapid Wien, winning the Austrian championship once more in 2005.

In 2006 he was the new captain of Rapid and in 2007, after the injuries of Andreas Ivanschitz and Martin Stranzl. He was also captain of the national team for two matches.

International career

He made his debut for Austria in a March 1998 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup but did not play. He earned 50 caps, scoring one goal.^[2] He also was part of the Euro 2008 squad.

Coaching career

Hiden has a UEFA B License.^[3] He was head coach of FC Pasching from 5 September 2013^[4] to when he was appointed interim head coach of LASK Linz.^[3] His first match was a 3–1 win against Villacher SV.^[5] His final match was a 3–1 win against Union Gurten.^[6] Hiden was named interim head coach of LASK Linz after Karl Daxbacher was sacked.^[7] The club had won two of their last eight matches and lost one of their last six.^[7] In his debut on 17 March 2015, Linz and SV Horn finished in a 1–1 draw.^[8] After one season with Admira Wacker he now works for SK Rapid Wien as individualcoach for the second team.^[9]

Career statistics

National team statistics

Austria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	7	1
1999	0	0
2000	3	0
2001	7	0
2002	5	0
2003	3	0
2004	7	0
2005	0	0
2006	5	0
2007	11	0
2008	2	0
Total	50	1

International goal

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 October 1998	Stadio Olimpico (San Marino), Serravalle	San Marino	3–0	4–1	Euro 2000 qualifier

Honours

• 4 × Austrian Champion: 1995, 2003, 2005, 2008
• 2 × Austrian Cup: 1997, 2003
• 1 × Champion Regionalliga West: 2011
• 1 × Salzburg Cup: 2011
• 50 matches and 1 goal for the Austrian national football team