Challenges The Ernst Happel Challenge

[danovic78]

The Ernst Happel Challenge

Ernst Franz Hermann Happel was an Austrian football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the most successful managers ever, winning both league and domestic cup titles in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Austria as well as winning the European Cup twice, the first in 1970 and the second in 1983, and a runners-up medal at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He was the first of the five managers to have won the European Cup with two different clubs, Carlo Ancelotti, Ottmar Hitzfeld, José Mourinho and Jupp Heynckes being the other four. He is also one of six managers – along with José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Giovanni Trapattoni, Tomislav Ivic and Eric Gerets – to have won domestic league championships in at least four different countries.

After retiring as a player, Happel went on to become one of the greatest coaches of all-time. He won the league title in four different countries. He also took two different clubs to gold in the European Champions' Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) and the Netherlands to second place in the 1978 World Cup. His first club was ADO Den Haag in 1962, with whom he won the Dutch Cup in 1968. After Den Haag he coached Feyenoord, with whom he won the European Cup (defeated Glasgow Celtic in the final) and the Intercontinental Cup in 1970, and the Dutch championship in 1971.

At the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, Happel was coach of the Dutch national team and reached the final against the Argentine national team. Always a man of few words, Happel's pre-match pep talk is said to have consisted of just one sentence: "Gentlemen, two points." The Dutch, however, lost the final 3-1 in extra time.

During his career as coach, Happel worked for several clubs, including Sevilla, Club Brugge (winning the Belgian Championship title several times) and Hamburger SV (1981–1987, German champions in 1982 and 1983, German Cup winner 1987).

In 1983, he won the European Cup again, 13 years after the triumph with Feyenoord, this time with Hamburger SV, defeating Juventus in the final. He is one of five coaches in the history of the European Cup to win the title with two different clubs, the others being Ottmar Hitzfeld, who won with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich; José Mourinho, who won with Porto and Inter Milan; Jupp Heynckes, who won with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich; and Carlo Ancelotti, who won with Milan and Real Madrid.

In 1987, Happel returned to Austria as coach of Swarovski Tirol. With the club, he won the Austrian Championship title twice (1989 and 1990) before becoming coach of the Austria national team in 1992.

Challenge Rules

• Load up Holland, Belgium, German and one other country if you like. Take charge of any Dutch club (ADO Den Haag if you want to be authentic)
• In Holland you must win at least 3 Cups and 1 League title with two different clubs before you can move to a Belgian club.
• In Belgium you must win at least 3 league titles and 3 cups with two different clubs before you can move to a German club.
• In Germany you must win 2 league titles and 2 cups before you have completed the challenge.
• BONUS: Do better than Happel's runner-up spot in the World Cup with the Dutch National Side.
• Own formations only.
• No unlockables, edited databases, or use of any of the editors.
• Evidence is required, I'd suggest posting a career thread for us to follow.
• No cheating - Restarting to avoid injuries counts as cheating!!

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Edited January 18, 2019 by danovic78

[ScottishFMM]

Looks very solid, may look into this after my Club 100 challenge.👍