Manfred Schmid (footballer)
 Manfred Schmid in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 February 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Wien, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolfsberger AC (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1. Simmeringer SC | |||
| –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– | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manfred Schmid (born 20 February 1971) is an Austrian football coach and a former player who is he manager of Austrian Football Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Schmid played for Austria Wien from 1989 to 2002 and LASK Linz from 2002 to 2003.[2]
Coaching career[edit]
Schmid was the assistant coach for the reserve team of Austria Wien in the 2007–08 season.[2] However, during the winter break, he took over as head coach of Schwanenstadt 08 and was there until the end of the season.[3] After his coaching stint at Schwanenstadt 08, he became assistant coach at Wiener Neustadt.[2] He left Wiener Neustadt to return to Austria Wien where he became assistant coach to the first team.[2] He became assistant coach of 1. FC Köln after the 2012–13 season.[4] He has had talks with Austria Wien about the vacant head coach's job.[4] However, Köln refused to release him.[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]
On March 6, 2023, Austrian club Wolfsberger AC appointed Schmid as their head coach following his spell at Austria Wien.[8]
During his current spell at Wolfsberger AC Schmid has utilised both a 3-4-1-2 and a 4-3-3 formation,[9] the club performed well in Schmid's opening set of fixtures, however, as of December 2023 the club is on a run of just three wins in their last nine games.[10]
Coaching record[edit]
- As of 15 May 2014
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Schwanenstadt 08 | 22 January 2008[3] | 30 June 2008[3] | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 33.33 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 33.33 | — | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Soccer-Borussia Dortmund sack Bosz, name Stoeger as replacement‚ reuters.com, 10 December 2017
- ^ a b c d "Manfred Schmid" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "SC Schwanenstadt 08 " Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Manfred Schmid vor Rückkehr zur Austria?". Österreich (in German). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Köln lässt Schmid nicht zur Austria". Österreich (in German). 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "FC stellt Achim Beierlorzer frei". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Fliegender Wechsel: Beierlorzer neuer Trainer in Mainz". kicker.de. kicker. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Vychytil, Tobias (6 March 2023). "Sky Info: Manfred Schmid wird Trainer des Wolfsberger AC". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Mohamed Bamba: The Ivorian Phenom Shining in Austria". Breaking The Lines. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Wolfsberger AC News". Sky Sport Austria (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2023.