The legendary Gerhard Hanappi

Großvater und Enkelin

In the 1950s, Gerhard Hanappi was considered one of the world’s greatest footballers, and he remains an Austrian football icon to this day. Interviews with friends, teammates and his sons reveal the real person behind the celebrated footballer and investigate why this man remains a legend.

Katalin Hanappi’s moving documentary about her grandfather, who passed away in 1980, was broadcast for the first time on 4. August at 11.15 p.m. on ORF 1.