Willibald Ruttensteiner

Willibald "Willi" Ruttensteiner (born 12 November 1962 in Steyr, Upper Austria) is an Austrian businessman and football administrator who currently serves as head coach of the Israel national team as well as the head of the youth development program "Project12". Following the resignation of Dietmar Constantini in September 2011, Ruttensteiner was acting trainer of the Austria national football team^[1] for two games. In the two games he managed a win and a tie. He was also responsible for the signing of national coach Marcel Koller, who was controversial in the beginning and later very successful.^[2]

Career as manager

1993 – 1995: ATSV Sattledt (Champion 1993/1994)
1995 – 1996: U18-Trainer FC Linz (Austrian Champion)
1996 – 1997: Co-Trainer FC Linz (Champion under Heinz Hochhauser)
1997 – 1998: Head Coach FC Linz^[3]
1998 – 1999: Sports Director LASK Linz and Youth Manager of the Upper Austrian Football Association
1999 – 2001: ÖFB Sports Coordinator and U21-Trainer
2001 – 2006: ÖFB Sports Director and U21-Trainer
since 2006: ÖFB Sports Director
October 2005: Responsible for training the Austria national football team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification games against England and Northern Ireland^[4]
September – November 2011: Responsible for training the Austria national football team in the European Championship qualification games against Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
June 2018: Israel Football Association Sports Director
July 2020 : Israel Head Coach

Career as a player

Union Wolfern
SK Amateure Steyr
Union Vöcklamarkt
FC Union Wels

References

^ "Constantini gibt auf und taucht unter" (in German). Der Standard. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
^ Hackl, Christian (2015-09-11). "Ruttensteiner: "Ich war in Trance und packte es kaum"" (in German). Der Standard. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
^ Gossmann, Gerald (2015-10-12). "Der PowerPoint-Willi" (in German). Zeit. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
^ "Bilanz des Interimchefs" (in German). Wiener Zeitung. 2005-10-13. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

External links

Sportdirektor des ÖFB (in German)
Talentförderung Projekt 12 (in German)

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[1] "Constantini gibt auf und taucht unter" (in German). Der Standard. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

[2] Hackl, Christian (2015-09-11). "Ruttensteiner: "Ich war in Trance und packte es kaum"" (in German). Der Standard. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

[3] Gossmann, Gerald (2015-10-12). "Der PowerPoint-Willi" (in German). Zeit. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

[4] "Bilanz des Interimchefs" (in German). Wiener Zeitung. 2005-10-13. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

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