{{short description|Austrian footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Markus Hiden | image = Markus Hiden - DSV Leoben.jpg | caption = Markus Hiden (DSV Leoben) 2008 | fullname = Markus Hiden | birth_date =February 4, 1978 | birth_place = Voitsberg, Austria | height = 1.78 m | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SV Ligist | youthclubs2 = ASK Voitsberg | youthclubs3 = DSV Leoben | years1 = 1998–1999 | clubs1 = Sturm Graz | caps1 =0 | goals1 =0 | years2 =1999–2001 | clubs2 = SV Ried | caps2 =70 | goals2 =2 | years3 =2001–2006 | clubs3 =Rapid Wien | caps3 =111 | goals3 =3 | years4 = 2006–2007 | clubs4 = AEL Limassol | caps4 =7 | goals4 =0 | years5 = 2007–2008 | clubs5 = Grazer AK | caps5 =8 | goals5 =0 | years6 = 2008–2009 | clubs6 = DSV Leoben | caps6 =27 | goals6 =2 | years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = FC Lankowitz | caps7 =9 | goals7 =0 | totalcaps = 232 | totalgoals = 7 | pcupdate = | nationalyears1 = 2001–2002 | nationalteam1 = Austria | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2010 | managerclubs1 = FC Lankowitz (player-coach) | manageryears2 = 2011–2013 | managerclubs2 = ASK Köflach | manageryears3 = 2013–2017 | managerclubs3 = Sturm Graz (women) }}
'''Markus Hiden''' (February 4, 1978 in Voitsberg) is an Austrian retired professional footballer and manager.
==Career== The West Steirer began with the football game at home SV Ligist. About the ASK Voitsberg and DSV Leoben, he found the way to Sturm Graz, 1998, he was there Austrian masters, and Austrian Bundesliga. About SV Ried went his way in 2001 at Rapid Wien, where in 2005 he was again champion. The summer transfer period 2006 Hiden moved to Cyprus and AEL Limassol, the end of January 2007, he signed a contract with Grazer AK.
==National team== Markus Hiden had completed 5 matches with the Austria national football team in 2001 and 2002.
==Coaching career== In the spring of 2010 he took over the role of player-coach at the Styrian lower division club FC Lankowitz, where he was released in summer 2010 after six months.
In December 2011 he took over as head coach at ASK Köflach.<ref>[https://www.ligaportal.at/stmk/oberliga/oberliga-mitte/6042-qder-tiefpunkt-ist-erreichtq-interview-mit-neo-koeflach-trainer-markus-hiden "Der Tiefpunkt ist erreicht!" - Interview mit Neo-Köflach-Trainer Markus Hiden], ligaportal.at, 25 January 2012</ref> However, he was replaced in May 2013.<ref>[https://www.meinbezirk.at/voitsberg/c-sport/strafner-loest-hiden-ab_a571066 Strafner löst Hiden ab], meinbezirk.at, 16 May 2013</ref> In September 2013, he was appointed head coach of SK Sturm Graz' women's team.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/SKSturm/posts/markus-hiden-ist-neuer-trainer-der-sk-sturm-graz-damen-herzlich-willkommen-und-a/10151950505328885/ SK Sturm Graz - Markus Hiden ist neuer Trainer ... - Facebook], facebook.com, 22 September 2013</ref> He left the position in the summer 2017.<ref>[https://www.sturmnetz.at/hiden-und-enzinger-verlassen-sturm-saisonfinale-der-damen/ Hiden und Enzinger verlassen Sturm | Saisonfinale der Damen], sturmnetz.at, 2 June 2017</ref>
==National team statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 | Austria national team |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |- |2001||3||0 |- |2002||2||0 |- !Total||5||0 |}
==Honours== * Austrian Bundesliga: 1999 (SK Sturm Graz); 2005 (Rapid Wien)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Fussballdaten|hidenmarkus}} * {{NFT player|479}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20171201081043/https://playerhistory.com/player/9740/ Markus Hiden at playerhistory.com]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hiden, Markus}} Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Austrian men's footballers Category:Austria men's international footballers Category:Austrian expatriate men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:Grazer AK players Category:SK Rapid Wien players Category:SV Ried players Category:SK Sturm Graz players Category:AEL Limassol players Category:DSV Leoben players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Austrian football managers Category:People from Voitsberg Category:Footballers from Styria