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): Achille Varzi • Alan Maybury • Andrea de Rossi • Earle Page • Jana Andrsová • Keith Carradine • Ladislas Starevich • Larisa Bogoraz • Mark Wills • Parker Kligerman • Ryan Garcia • Ryan Koolwijk

Born in the same month (August 1955): Alberto Gonzales • Butch Vig • David Learner • Diamanda Galás • Diddú • Giuseppe Resnati • Hideo Fukuyama • Jim Mees • Kevin Dunn • Mike Huckabee • Robert Richardson (cinematographer) • Thomas Kidd (illustrator) • Tony Godden • Vladimir Sorokin • Wayne Knight