Gerald Baumgartner (born 14 November 1964) is an Austrian association football coach. He has been head coach of Red Bull Salzburg (A), Pasching, St. Pölten, Austria Wien, Austria Salzburg and SV Ried.

Gerald Baumgartner
Gerald Baumgartner in 2011
Personal information
Full name Gerald Baumgartner
Date of birth (1964-11-14) 14 November 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1983 1. Oberndorfer SK
1983–1987 Casino Salzburg
1987–1989 Austria Wien 10 (0)
1989–1991 Casino Salzburg 35 (2)
1991 First Vienna FC 14 (3)
1991–1992 SK Vorwärts Steyr 13 (1)
1992–1993 Casino Salzburg
1993–1995 SV Ried 2 (0)
1995–1998 1. Oberndorfer SK
1998–2001 Union Vöcklamarkt
2001–2006 1. Oberndorfer SK
Managerial career
2011 Red Bull Salzburg (A) (reserve)
2012–2013 Pasching
2013–2014 St. Pölten
2014–2015 Austria Wien
2015–2016 Austria Salzburg
2017–2018 SV Mattersburg
2019–2020 SV Ried
2021 SKN St. Pölten
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Baumgartner played for Austria Wien from 1987 to 1989.[1]

Coaching career

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Early career

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His coaching career started as an assistant coach for the reserve team for Red Bull Salzburg.[2] He then became the head coach for the reserve team for Red Bull Salzburg from 8 April 2011 to 31 December 2011.[3] He then went on to become head coach of Pasching from 1 January 2012 to 4 September 2013[4] and St. Pölten from 5 September 2014[5] until he became head coach of Austria Wien on 27 May 2014.[6] Baumgartner brought St. Pölten to the Austrian Cup final during the 2013–14 season[7] after defeating Sturm Graz 1–0 in extra time in the semi–final[8] and qualified for the Europa League.[6]

Austria Wien

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Baumgartner became head coach of Austria Wien on 27 May 2014[6] and had his first training session on 10 June 2014.[9] The style he wanted to implement was an aggressive pressing.[10] His first competitive match in–charge at the club was a 6–0 win in the first round of the Austrian Cup against First Vienna FC.[11] After the win in the Austrian Cup, Baumgartner failed to win any of his first seven matches in the Bundesliga.[12] His league record at this point was five draws and two losses.[13] His first league win came against Ried which finished 3–1.[14] Baumgartner was sacked on 22 March 2015[15] after a 1–0 loss[15] to Ried the previous day.[12] Andreas Ogris was appointed as head coach for the remainder of the season.[16] Baumgartner was the fifth coach since the club sacked Karl Daxbacher in 2011 and the 31st coach since 1990.[16]

Austria Salzburg

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On 18 December 2015, Baumgartner was unveiled as the new head coach and sports director of Austria Salzburg.[17] He finished the first season with a record of three wins, five draws, and nine losses in 17 matches.[18]

SV Mattersburg

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Baumgartner was appointed as the new manager of SV Mattersburg on 2 January 2017.[19]

Coaching record

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As of 26 May 2016.
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Red Bull Salzburg (A) 8 April 2011[3] 31 December 2011[3] 32 20 8 4 91 37 54 062.50 [20][21]
Pasching 1 January 2012[4] 4 September 2013[4] 62 42 8 12 126 48 78 067.74 [22][23][24]
St. Pölten 5 September 2013[5] 27 May 2014[6] 33 16 8 9 55 44 11 048.48 [25]
Austria Wien 27 May 2014[6] 22 March 2015[15] 29 11 9 9 53 37 16 037.93 [12]
Austria Salzburg 18 December 2015[17] Present 17 3 5 9 16 30 −14 017.65 [18]
Total 173 92 38 43 341 166 175 053.18

References

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  1. ^ "Baumgartner ist der neue Austria-Trainer" (in German). kicker. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Gerald Baumgartner". World Football. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "RB Salzburg (A)/FC Anif » Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "FC Pasching » Manager history". World Football. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  5. ^ a b "SKN St. Pölten » Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Offiziell! Baumgartner neuer Austria-Coach". Österreich (in German). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  7. ^ "4:2 über St. Pölten: Bullen jubeln über Double". Österreich (in German). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  8. ^ Dietrich, Moritz (9 May 2014). "Europas größter Pokalschreck" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Erstes Austria-Training unter Baumgartner" (in German). Österreich. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. ^ "6 Gründe, warum Baumgartner scheiterte". Österreich. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  11. ^ "6:0! Austria schießt Vienna ab" (in German). Österreich. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  12. ^ a b c "Austria Wien". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  13. ^ "tipico - Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  14. ^ "3:1! Austria schießt sich aus der Krise" (in German). Österreich. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  15. ^ a b c ""Sehr gefährdet": Austria feuert Baumgartner" (in German). kicker. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Austria feuert Baumgartner, Ogris übernimmt" (in German). Österreich. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  17. ^ a b "Austria Salzburg: Neustart mit Baumgartner" [Austria Salzburg: Restart with Baumgartner]. Kurier (in German). Austria Press Agency. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Austria Salzburg » Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". World Football. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Vastic gefeuert – Gerald Baumgartner wird Mattersburg-Coach" (in German). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  20. ^ "RB Salzburg (A)/FC Anif » Fixtures & Results 2010/2011". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  21. ^ "RB Salzburg (A)/FC Anif » Fixtures & Results 2011/2012". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  22. ^ "SPG FC Pasching/LASK Linz (A) » Fixtures & Results 2011/2012". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  23. ^ "SPG FC Pasching/LASK Linz (A) » Fixtures & Results 2012/2013". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  24. ^ "SPG FC Pasching/LASK Linz (A) » Fixtures & Results 2013/2014". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  25. ^ "SKN St. Pölten » Fixtures & Results 2013/2014". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 October 2014.