Andreas Heraf (born 10 September 1967) is an Austrian football manager and former player who last served as head coach for the German Regionalliga team BFC Dynamo.
[3] A defensive midfielder, Heraf started his professional playing career at Rapid Wien and moved to city rivals First Vienna in 1988.
Heraf made his debut for the Austria national team in an April 1996 friendly match against Hungary and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup but he did not play.
[8] Later that day, it was also announced that New Zealand Football were deliberately flouting a FIFA directive that Heraf should not be in charge of both roles at the same organisation.
[10] That afternoon, it was announced that Heraf would be placed on special leave while an independent investigation was conducted into the allegations around bullying, intimidation and a culture of fear.
[8][11] On 31 July, it was announced that Heraf and New Zealand Football parted ways and that he would leave by the end of the week,[12] after thirteen players refused to play and complained about him.