Gerald Scheiblehner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Linz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983-1996 | VOEST Linz | ||
| 1995-1996 | SC Marchtrenk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Austria Wien II | 28 | (2) |
| 1998 | Austria Wien | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | →ASKÖ Donau Linz (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Eintracht Wels | 39 | (8) |
| 2003 | Vöcklabruck | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2009 | Wallern | 82 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2014 | ASKÖ Donau Linz | ||
| 2014–2015 | Union St. Florian | ||
| 2015–2019 | Vorwärts Steyr | ||
| 2019–2021 | Juniors OÖ | ||
| 2021–2025 | Blau-Weiß Linz | ||
| 2025– | Grasshopper | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerald Scheiblehner (born 25 February 1977) is a professional football manager who is the current head coach of Swiss record champions Grasshopper Club Zürich.
Career
[edit]Player
[edit]Scheiblehner is a youth product of VOEST Linz and SC Marchtrenk. He had a stint as a professional footballer with Austria Wien, where he mostly played for their reserves. He had a short loan with ASKÖ Donau Linz, before moving to Eintracht Wels in 2021. After a short stint with Vöcklabruck, he finished his career with Wallern from 2003 to 2009.[1]
Manager
[edit]After he ended his playing career, he became coach and sporting of ASKÖ Donau Linz in the Austrian Landesliga. He caught attention for strong league finishes and youth development in his 4 years there. In 2014 he became coach of Union St. Florian in the Austrian Regionalliga. From 2015 to 2019 he trained SK Vorwärts Steyr. In 2017–18 the club was promoted to the 2. Liga after coming 3rd in the league and winning the playoffs, and extended his contract until 2020.[2] In 2019, he became coach of Juniors OÖ in the 2. Liga.[3] On 18 June 2021, he moved to Blau-Weiß Linz.[4] He helped Blau-Weiß Linz win the 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League, was named coach of the season in the division, and earned them promotion to the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[5][6]
He departed BW Linz on 23 June 2025.[7] One day later, he was confirmed as the new head coach of Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich.[8] He signs on a two year contract until 2027.
Personal life
[edit]Scheiblehner has been married to his wife for over 18 years and together they have three sons.
Honours
[edit]Blau-Weiß Linz
References
[edit]- ^ "Austria Wien Archiv - Die Online Statistik". www.austria-archiv.at.
- ^ "Trainerteam und Kapitän bleiben beim SK Vorwärts". nachrichten.at.
- ^ "Neues Trainerduo beim FC Juniors OÖ". 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Neuer Trainer beim Stahlstadtklub". 18 June 2021.
- ^ "FC Blau-Weiß Linz-Trainer Scheiblehner: "Glauben fest an Meistertitel"". 2. Liga | ligaportal. 2 June 2023.
- ^ Leblhuber, Georg (26 June 2023). "Der Meistermacher ist in Bundesliga eine Ausnahme". Kronen Zeitung.
- ^ "Scheiblehner verlässt den FC Blau-Weiß Linz" (in Austrian German). Blau-Weiß Linz. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Gerald Scheiblehner ist neuer Trainer beim Grasshopper Club Zürich" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- 1977 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Linz
- Austrian men's footballers
- Austrian football managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FK Austria Wien players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- SK Vorwärts Steyr managers
- FC Blau-Weiß Linz managers
- Austrian Football Bundesliga managers
- Grasshopper Club Zurich managers
- Swiss Super League managers
- FC Wels players
- SV Wallern players