Robert Dienst (1 March 1928 – 13 June 2000) was an Austrian football forward. He died in 2000 after a long illness.
Club career Robert Dienst started his career at Floridsdorfer AC, where he played his first game as a midfielder during World War II. He turned into a prolific striker at Rapid Wien and became one of the most successful Austrian goalscorers in the 1950s, three times topping the top goalscorers charts and winning six league titles. With his 307 Bundesliga goals, he is still Rapid's record league goalscorer.
He scored 323 goals in 351 games in total in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.
International career He made his debut for Austria in an October 1949 match against Hungary and earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 12 goals.Robert Dienst - International Goals - RSSSF He was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Honours Austrian Football Bundesliga (6): 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960 Austrian Cup (1): 1961 Zentropa Cup (1): 1951 Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer (4): 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957 - Oberliga.at
References
External links Player profile and stats - Rapidarchiv Weltfussball