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Manfred Schmid (footballer)

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Manfred Schmid
Manfred Schmid in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-02-20) 20 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Wien, Austria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
TSV Hartberg (head coach)
Youth career
1. Simmeringer SC
0000–1988 Austria Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–2002 Austria Wien 224 (7)
2002–2003 LASK Linz 17 (0)
2003 Austria Wien II 11 (0)
2003–2004 FC Mönchhof
2004–2006 SV Großweikersdorf
2006–2008 FK Blau-Weiß Hollabrunn
Managerial career
2002–2007 Austria Wien (youth)
2007–2008 Austria Wien II (assistant)
2008 Schwanenstadt
2008–2012 Wiener Neustadt (assistant)
2012–2013 Austria Wien (assistant)
2013–2017 Köln (assistant)
2017–2018 Borussia Dortmund (assistant)
2019 Köln (scout)
2019 Köln (assistant)
2019 Köln (caretaker)
2021–2022 Austria Wien
2023–2024 Wolfsberger AC
2024– TSV Hartberg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manfred Schmid (born 20 February 1971) is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Austrian Bundesliga club TSV Hartberg.

Playing career

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Schmid played for Austria Wien from 1989 to 2002 and LASK Linz from 2002 to 2003.[1]

Coaching career

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Schmid was the assistant coach for the reserve team of Austria Wien in the 2007–08 season.[1] However, during the winter break, he took over as head coach of Schwanenstadt 08 and was there until the end of the season.[2] After his coaching stint at Schwanenstadt 08, he became assistant coach at Wiener Neustadt.[1] He left Wiener Neustadt to return to Austria Wien where he became assistant coach to the first team.[1] He became assistant coach of 1. FC Köln after the 2012–13 season.[3] He has had talks with Austria Wien about the vacant head coach's job.[3] However, Köln refused to release him.[4] He was assistant coach at Borussia Dortmund from 2017 to 2018.[5]

He was named the head coach of Köln on 9 November 2019 but never managed a game and Markus Gisdol took over nine days later.[6][7]

During the 2021–22 season, he returned to Austria Wien, securing a contract as head coach extending until June 2023.[8] In his inaugural season at the helm, he swiftly guided the club to third place in the standings of the Austrian Bundesliga, earning them a spot in European competitions. Despite their participation in the UEFA Europa Conference League after faltering in the UEFA Europa League playoffs, Austria Wien faced an early exit in the group stage with only two points. However, on 5 December 2022, his tenure came to an end as his contract was mutually terminated due to divergent visions regarding the team's sporting trajectory between Schmid and the club's supervisory board.[9]

On 6 March 2023, Austrian club Wolfsberger AC appointed Schmid as their head coach following his spell at Austria Wien.[10]

During his spell at Wolfsberger AC, Schmid utilised both a 3-4-1-2 and a 4-3-3 formation,[11] the club performed well in Schmid's opening set of fixtures, however, as of December 2023 the club went on a run of just three wins in their last nine games.[12] At the end of the saison 23/24 he will leave WAC.[13]

Schmid was appointed head coach of Austrian Bundesliga club TSV Hartberg on 22 September 2024.[14][15]

Coaching record

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As of 15 May 2014
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Schwanenstadt 08 22 January 2008[2] 30 June 2008[2] 12 4 2 6 14 17 −3 033.33
WAC 44 17 14 13
Total 12 4 2 6 14 17 −3 033.33

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Manfred Schmid" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "SC Schwanenstadt 08 " Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Manfred Schmid vor Rückkehr zur Austria?". Österreich (in German). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Köln lässt Schmid nicht zur Austria". Österreich (in German). 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  5. ^ Soccer-Borussia Dortmund sack Bosz, name Stoeger as replacement‚ reuters.com, 10 December 2017
  6. ^ "FC stellt Achim Beierlorzer frei". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Fliegender Wechsel: Beierlorzer neuer Trainer in Mainz". kicker.de. kicker. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Ortlechner & Schmid kehren als Sportdirektor und Trainer zurück" (in German). FK Austria Wien. 28 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Keine Einigung über gemeinsamen Weg mit Manfred Schmid" (in German). FK Austria Wien. 5 December 2022.
  10. ^ Vychytil, Tobias (6 March 2023). "Sky Info: Manfred Schmid wird Trainer des Wolfsberger AC". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Mohamed Bamba: The Ivorian Phenom Shining in Austria". Breaking The Lines. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Wolfsberger AC News". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ^ red, ORF at/Agenturen (16 May 2024). "Bundesliga: Trainer Schmid verlässt WAC mit Saisonende". sport.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Manfred Schmid neuer TSV-Trainer". TSV Hartberg (in German). 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  15. ^ Scheriau, Edwin (22 September 2024). "Manfred Schmid übernimmt Traineramt beim TSV Hartberg". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 23 September 2024.