Gerhard Struber
_11.jpg) Struber in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerhard Struber[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1977[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kuchl, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | New York Red Bulls (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1991 | SV Kuchl | ||
| 1991–1995 | SV Austria Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | SV Austria Salzburg | 50 | (3) |
| 1995 | → FC Puch (loan) | ||
| 1998 | → Admira Wacker (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2000 | → SV Wörgl (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2001 | BSV Bad Bleiberg | 9 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | LASK | 30 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | SC Schwanenstadt | ||
| 2004–2005 | FC Hallein 04 | ||
| 2005–2008 | SV Friedburg | ||
| 2008 | SC Leogang | ||
| 2008 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Austria U21 | 3 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Red Bull Salzburg U19 | ||
| 2012–2014 | SV Kuchl | ||
| 2014–2015 | Red Bull Salzburg U15 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Red Bull Salzburg U16 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Red Bull Salzburg U19 | ||
| 2017–2018 | FC Liefering | ||
| 2019 | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Barnsley | ||
| 2020–2023 | New York Red Bulls | ||
| 2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Gerhard Struber (born 24 January 1977) is a former Austrian player. Now he is football manager. He is head coach of Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.
Playing career[change | change source]
He played most of his career at SV Austria Salzburg from 1995 to 2001. He won the Austrian Bundesliga in the 1996–97 season with Salzburg and the Austrian Super Cup in 1997. Before he retired he played with less known Austrian clubs.
Coaching career[change | change source]
Red Bull Salzburg[change | change source]
After in software systems and eight years in sales and management positions at an insurance company he Struber quit his job in 2014 to work as footbaal manager. He already worked part time as co-trainer in the academy of FC Red Bull Salzburg from mid-2007 to mid-2010 and as coach SV Kuchl for 20 months. In 2014 Struber became coach of the U 15 at the Red Bull Salzburg academy.
FC Liefering[change | change source]
In June 2017 he became coach of FC Liefering together with Janusz Góra. In this season he was also coach of the Red Bull Salzburg team in the UEFA Youth League. 2018–19 he became single head of Liefering. In January 2010 he left to make his UEFA Pro Licence.[2]
Wolfsberger AC[change | change source]
2019-20 he became head coach of Wolfsberger AC in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Barnsley[change | change source]
On 20 November 2019 Struber was appointed as manager of EFL Championship side Barnsley.[3][4] Barnsley was at the bottom of the league seven points away from safety. With two wins in the injurie time against Nottingham Forest and Brentford they fixed the place in the league.
New York Red Bulls[change | change source]
On 6 October 2020 Struber became head coach of Major League Soccer team New York Red Bulls. The Red Bulls paid an unknown sum to Barnsley in order to sign him.[5] Struber made his coaching debut for the club in a 3–2 MLS Cup Playoffs loss against the Columbus Crew on 21 November. [6][7] At the end of the season they were in the play-offs but lost the first round after a 0:0 with 0:1 in extra time versus Philadelphia Union.[8]
Managerial statistics[change | change source]
- As of match played 28 October 2023
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Wolfsberger AC |  AUT
|
1 July 2019 | 19 November 2019 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 52.38 | [9] |
| Barnsley |  ENG
|
19 November 2019 | 6 October 2020 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 35.90 | [10] |
| New York Red Bulls |  USA
|
6 October 2020[11] | 8 May 2023 | 87 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 37.93 | [12] |
| Red Bull Salzburg | AUT
|
31 July 2023 | present | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 60.00 | |
| Total | 162 | 67 | 37 | 58 | 41.36 | ||||
Honours[change | change source]
SV Austria Salzburg
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gerhard Struber". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ Gerhard Struber gibt Traineramt beim FC Liefering ab. Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "Gerhard Struber: Barnsley appoint Wolfsberger AC boss as head coach". BBC Sport. 20 November 2019.
- ↑ Struber: “Diese Chance ist was ganz besonderes als österreichischer Trainer”. Sky Sport. 23 November 2019.
- ↑ "New York Red Bulls Name Gerhard Struber Head Coach". New York Red Bulls. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ "Gerhard Struber readies for New York Red Bulls coaching debut in playoffs". MLSSoccer.com.
- ↑ "Columbus Crew SC 3, New York Red Bulls 2; 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap". MLSSoccer.com.
- ↑ Weltfussball.de:MLS Play-offs
- ↑ "Gerhard Struber managerial statistics". SofaScore. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ "2019–20 Barnsley F.C. fixtures and results". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ Announced as manager 6 October, but didn't make first appearance until 21 November
- ↑ "Gerhard Struber New York Red Bulls Managerial Record". Metrofanatic.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Gerhard Struber at fussballoesterreich.at (in German)
- Gerhard Struber management career statistics at Soccerbase
- Gerhard Struber at thefinalball.com