Sportklub Rapid, commonly known as Rapid Wien or Rapid Vienna in English, is an Austrian professional football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the first title in the season 1911–12, as well as a German championship in 1941 during Nazi rule, although its cross-city arch rival FK Austria Vienna has won more combined league and cup titles. Rapid twice reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985 and 1996, losing on both occasions.
Johann "Hans" Krankl is an Austrian former professional footballer. A prolific striker, he is regarded by many as one of Austria's greatest players.
Josef Hickersberger is a former professional football player and former coach of the Austria national football team and Austrian club side Rapid Wien.
Dietmar ("Didi") Kühbauer is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC.
Ernst Franz Hermann Happel was an Austrian football player and manager.
Heribert Weber is an Austrian former professional football player and manager. He currently works as Sky Austria's main pundit and analyst for their coverage of the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Peter Stöger is an Austrian football coach and a former player.
Roman Mählich is an Austrian football manager and a former player.
Peter Schöttel is a retired Austrian footballer and manager. He currently works as a pundit for Sky Austria.
Andreas Reisinger is an Austrian football manager and former player. He is currently in charge of SV Wienerberg.
Alfred Hörtnagl is a retired Austrian football player.
Karl Rappan was an Austrian footballer and coach. He played and managed mostly in Switzerland, where he won multiple titles. He had four tenures as coach of the Switzerland national team, which he managed in three World Cups, and is the all-time leader in matches won as coach of the Swiss team. He introduced a major football strategy known as the "bolt", which gave origin to the catenaccio system. He also helped create the UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Rudolf Vytlačil was a Czechoslovak football player and manager.
Ernst Ocwirk was an Austrian football player and coach. A former midfielder, he is regarded as one of the greatest Austrian men's footballers of all time.
Robert Dienst was an Austrian football forward. He died in 2000 after a long illness.
Robert Sara is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a defender. His younger brother Josef was also a footballer.
Alfred Körner was an Austrian footballer. He played for Austria at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Robert Körner was an Austrian footballer.
Johann "Hans" Horvath was an Austrian footballer. Normally a forward, Horvath was one of the most noted Austrian men's footballers of his generation, and was well–known for his passing ability and technique.
Ştefan Barbu was a Romanian football striker, who played at the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay.
