Martin Hiden

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Martin Hiden (born March 11, 1973 in Stainz) is an Austrian football player, who currently plays for Rapid Vienna as a central defender.

He played for clubs such as Sturm Graz, SV Salzburg, Rapid Wien, Leeds United (England) and Austria Wien. He was the first-ever Austrian outfield player (goalkeeper Alex Manninger joined Arsenal London in 1997) in the English Premier League, joining Leeds United in 1998. Since 2003 he plays for Rapid again, again winning the Austrian championship in 2005.

Hiden recently earned his 50th cap for the Austrian national team scoring once and was a participant in the 1998 World Cup in France.

In 2006 he was announced as the new captain of Rapid (after a short period with goalkeeper Helge Payer as captain, who didnt feel comfortable in the role that was given to him after the departure of Steffen Hofmann), and in 2007, after the injuries of Andreas Ivanschitz and Martin Stranzl, he was also made captain of the national team for two matches.

v • d • e Austria squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Konsel • 2 Schopp • 3 Schöttel • 4 Pfeffer • 5 Feiersinger • 6 Kogler • 7 Haas • 8 Pfeifenberger • 9 Vastić • 10 Herzog • 11 Amerhauser • 12 Hiden • 13 Cerny • 14 Reinmayr • 15 Wetl • 16 Wohlfahrt • 17 Mählich • 18 Stöger • 19 Polster • 20 Heraf • 21 Knaller • 22 Kühbauer • Coach: Prohaska

v • d • e Austria squad - UEFA Euro 2008 1 Manninger • 2 Standfest • 3 Stranzl • 4 Pogatetz • 5 Fuchs • 6 Aufhauser • 7 Vastić • 8 Leitgeb • 9 Linz • 10 Ivanschitz • 11 Korkmaz • 12 Gërçaliu • 13 Katzer • 14 Garics • 15 Prödl • 16 Patocka • 17 Hiden • 18 Kienast • 19 Säumel • 20 Harnik • 21 Macho • 22 Hoffer • 23 Özcan • Coach: Hickersberger

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