1978 he became coach of simmering. 1981 he won the 2nd league and simmering was promoted to the bundesliga. he then went to admira/wacker. from 1987 to 1989 he was coach of first vienna fc. 1994 he became manager of sk rapid wien. in his first season as coach rapid won the austrian cup. the next season rapid reached the final of the uefa cup winners' cup . in the 1997/98 he became sports director of rapid. after heribert weber was fired he became again coach of rapid for the 2000/01 season.