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): Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield • Alexander Watson (diplomat) • Deborah Norville • Donald P. Bellisario • Drew Lachey • George Turner (Australian politician) • Giuseppe Conte • Huey Morgan • Jack Cassel • Jan Pieńkowski • Joely Collins • José Francisco Molina • Laura Slade Wiggins • Lindsay Sloane • Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings • Saint Dominic • Viorica Viscopoleanu • Yūki Amami

Born in the same month (August 1955): Aleksander Krupa • Caleb Carr • David Learner • Diana Scarwid • Eddie Ojeda • Gerd Müller (politician) • Greg Nickels • Jeff Perry (American actor) • Michael Roe (racing driver) • Mike Huckabee • Robert Richardson (cinematographer) • Taher Elgamal • Tony Godden