Herbert Prohaska

Herbert Prohaska is an Austrian former professional footballer. He ranks among Austria's greatest football players of all time. Prohaska works as a football pundit for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). His nickname "Schneckerl", Viennese dialect for curly hair, derives from his curly haircut in his younger years. A talented, elegant, and combative midfielder, Prohaska played as a deep-lying playmaker, and was known for his technique, intelligence, and precise passing.

8 August 1955

Born on the same birth date (8 August 1955): Diddú • Michael Roe (racing driver)

Born on the same birth day (8 August): Carl Fredrik Pechlin • David Grant (singer) • Diego Markwell • Guy Burnet • Jackie Cruz • John Hudek • Katie Leung • Mohammad Wasim (coach) • Nelson A. Miles • Nélson Oliveira • Richard Harwood

Born in the same month (August 1955): Alberto Gonzales • Bruce Benedict • Edwin Moses • Giuseppe Resnati • Jack Lew • Jamie Moses • Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon • John E. Sweeney • John McGeoch • Mary-Anne Fahey • Mel Tiangco • Michael Roe (racing driver) • Taher Elgamal • Thomas Kidd (illustrator) • Vladimir Sorokin