Krankl on the relationship with Rapid: “My blood is green” – football

On Friday, Rapid let his “Hanse” cheer for the 70s. A separate event was set up, 1,300 fans came to Hütteldorf for the Goleador’s big anniversary.

“You belong to Rapid like green and white,” President Alexander Wrabetz welcomed the Rapid legend. The Hütteldorfer fight for their icon. “I can’t forget that I was also badly played with,” emphasized Krankl. Recently, there has always been sharp criticism of the former exceptional striker. But that has nothing to do with the current management of the club, says the 70-year-old.

At Sky Sport Austria Krankl emphasizes: “My blood is green. There are two clubs in my heart, namely Rapid and Barcelona.”

The ex-goalgetter was touched by the fact that the fans are still celebrating their “Hanseatic League”. At Talk und Tore he says: “I’m built very close to the water, you could see it anyway. The way the people screamed there, it just pushed me.”

Rapid pulled a former Barcelona colleague out of his hat as a surprise: “I also didn’t know that Fernando Carro, my friend and CEO of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, was coming. That was a difficult moment for me because I don’t want to show my tears. Me I’m embarrassed, but it pressed me.”

Stöger: “Great for Hans”

Sky colleague Peter Stöger says about the Krankl party: “I think it just came together well. Everyone knows that Hans Krankl simply belongs to Rapid. If there’s only a discussion between the club and the legend, that’s just a shame. It’s always It’s nice when it’s somewhat coherent. I think it’s great for Hans because I think it’s important to him. I also think it’s important for Rapid to know their history and know where their people are.”