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): Alija Izetbegović • Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham • David Grant (singer) • Denisse Guerrero • Dennis Canavan • Dilip Sardesai • Francis Hutcheson (philosopher) • Hermann Anton Gelinek • Jackie Cruz • Jimmy Steele (Irish republican) • Laurent Belissen • Luis García Meza • Princess Beatrice • Rosetta LeNoire • Trev Alberts • Vanessa Amorosi

Born in the same month (August 1955): Aleksander Krupa • Anthony Thistlethwaite • Bruce Benedict • Butch Vig • Chiranjeevi • David Learner • Diamanda Galás • Diana Scarwid • Diddú • Gary Webb • Greg Nickels • Jack Lew • Jim Mees • John E. Sweeney • Julie Maxton • Kevin Dunn • Marc Bureau (politician) • Mary-Anne Fahey • Mel Tiangco • Ned Yost • Patricia Scotland • Paul Greengrass • Taher Elgamal • Wayne Knight