What is Gerhard Hanappi?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Gerhard Hanappi | image = Gerhard Hanappi 1953.jpg | caption= Hanappi in 1953 | fullname = Gerhard Hanappi | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|2|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|8|23|1929|2|16|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] | height = 169 cm<ref>[http://sport.orf.at/stories/2209023/2206690/ In die Jahre gekommen], Legendäre Momente im Hanappi-Stadion, orf.at, 2014-06-06</ref> | position = [[Midfielder]] | youthyears1 = 1942–1947 | youthclubs1 = [[SC Wacker Wien]] | years1 = 1947–1950 | years2 = 1950–1965 | clubs1 = [[SC Wacker Wien]] | clubs2 = [[Rapid Wien]] | caps1 = 72 | caps2 = 333 | goals1 = 16 | goals2 = 114 | totalcaps = 405 | totalgoals = 130 | nationalyears1 = 1948–1962 | nationalteam1 = [[Austria national football team|Austria]] | nationalcaps1 = 93 | nationalgoals1 = 12 |medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|AUT}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}} {{Medal|3rd|[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 Switzerland]]|}} }} [[File:Österrike 1958.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Austria national football team]] in 1958 with the following players – from left to right, standing; [[Walter Horak]], [[Ernst Happel]], [[Karl Koller (footballer)|Karl Koller]], [[Alfred Körner]], [[Paul Halla]], [[Walter Schleger]]; crouched: [[Helmut Senekowitsch]], Gerhard Hanappi, [[Rudolf Szanwald]], [[Franz Swoboda]] and [[:en:Hans Buzek|Johann Buzek]].]] '''Gerhard Hanappi''' (16 February 1929 – 23 August 1980) was an [[Austria]]n [[football (soccer)|football]] midfielder. He is regarded as one of the greatest Austrian footballers. One of the most highly regarded midfielders of his generation,<ref>[http://www.iffhs.de/?b40f8ca85bd0e027e8f05f4cb05fe4a41314a433ccd40385fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb8a3f0e03790c443e0f4039040f Europe's best Player of the Century] – IFFHS</ref> Hanappi was nominally a goalscoring [[wing half]], however his versatility allowed him to successfully play in almost all positions. Hanappi's technical abilities and crea