Willibald Ruttensteiner
Willibald "Willi" Ruttensteiner (born 12 November 1962 in Steyr, Upper Austria) is Sports Director of the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußball-Bund, ÖFB) and 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.
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.