Peter Stöger (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃtøːɡɐ];[1][2] born 11 April 1966) is an Austrian football coach and a former player.

Peter Stöger
Stöger in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-04-11) 11 April 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Favoritner AC Wien
1986–1987 Vorwärts Steyr 15 (0)
1987–1988 First Vienna 36 (6)
1988–1994 Austria Wien 181 (52)
1994–1995 Tirol Innsbruck 35 (6)
1995–1997 Rapid Wien 84 (17)
1997–1998 LASK Linz 32 (5)
1999–2000 Austria Wien 35 (4)
2000–2002 VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 47 (6)
2002–2004 Untersiebenbrunn 62 (29)
Total 527 (125)
International career
1988–1999 Austria 65 (15)
Managerial career
2005 Austria Wien
2007–2010 First Vienna
2010–2011 Grazer AK
2011–2012 Wiener Neustadt
2012–2013 Austria Wien
2013–2017 1. FC Köln
2017–2018 Borussia Dortmund
2020–2021 Austria Wien
2021 Ferencváros
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

As a player Stöger played as a midfielder and won the Austrian championship four times and the domestic cup three times playing for Austria Wien and Rapid Wien. As a coach or sporting director, Stöger won the Austrian championship twice and the Austrian Cup twice with Austria Wien; he also won promotion with 1. FC Köln, with four years at Austria Wien between 2013 and 2017, was his longest stint at one club.

Club career

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Stöger started his career at Favoritner AC Wien, and played six years for Austria Wien from 1988 through 1994, winning league three consecutive seasons, with teammates like Ralph Hasenhüttl. After a year at Tirol Innsbruck, he joined Rapid Wien in 1995 and won a league title with them. He also played in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final against Paris St Germain in Brussels, which Rapid lost. He then returned to Austria after a year at LASK Linz and finished his career at 38 years of age with Untersiebenbrunn.[3][4][5]

International career

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He made his debut for Austria in February 1988 against Switzerland, missed out on the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[6] He earned 65 caps, scoring 15 goals.[7] His last international was a March 1999 friendly match, also against Switzerland.

Managerial career

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Austria

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Stöger, along with Frank Schinkels, became coach of Austria Wien on 6 May 2005 and was scheduled to end his role at the end of the season.[8] However, Stöger continued in the position until December 2005, then became sporting director. After winning the championship in that season, the following season did not start well and both coach and manager were sacked before year's end.[9] Stöger eventually moved for 3 years to First Vienna, then Grazer AK, and Wiener Neustadt.[9] Stöger returned to manage Austria Wien on 30 May 2012,[10] stayed for one year and celebrated the Austrian championship with a record number of points, despite Red Bull Salzburg investing much more money in Schmidt as a coach, Mane, Alan, Soriano and Kampl as players.[11][12][13]

1. FC Köln

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Stöger and his co-trainer Manfred Schmid were bought out of their contracts for 700,000 EUR and a friendly, and thus started at 1. FC Köln on 11 June 2013.[14] A couple of weeks later, Köln signed Jörg Schmadtke as co-CEO. The Billy Goats continuously improved under their tenure, from 33 points in the first half in the 2. Bundesliga, to 35 points in the second half, followed by promotion. The next half in the German top-flight ended with 19 points, followed by 22 points. The first half of 2015/16 ended with 24 points. In January 2016, Stöger, along with his co-trainer Manfred Schmid, let his contract be extended to 2020, including a buy-out clause.[15][16] During the second half of the season, Köln was not as good, with 19 points, but finished on a single-digit rank for the first time in 24 years.[17][18] In the season 2016/17, Köln reached 26 and 23 points, and was on the lucky end of the congestion for the places which brought international football back into the city after 25 years. Cologne finished 5th and qualified for the Europa League.[19][20] In the 2017/18 season, Köln's poor start was the worst ever start to a Bundesliga season, with only three points from the opening 14 matches. In October, Schmadtke resigned. After a win against Arsenal in the Europa League, a loss against Hertha and a draw against Schalke in the league, Schmidt and Stöger were sacked on 3 December 2017. Stöger was still supported by the fans and the team at the time; he came to a fundraising event for disabled kids the night after his dismissal.[21][22]

Borussia Dortmund

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On 10 December 2017, Stöger was appointed as successor to Peter Bosz to coach Borussia Dortmund until the end of the season. Some colleagues found taking on this challenge a couple of days after leaving Köln, a little hard. With BVB sitting eighth in the league table, Stöger stabilized the team, his squad including young players such as Manuel Akanji and Jadon Sancho, as well as Sergio Gómez.[23][24][25] At the end of the season, BVB finished fourth, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League on the final matchday. He left Dortmund on 12 May 2018.[26]

Return to Austria Wien

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On 31 July 2020, Stöger returned as head coach of Austria Wien.[27]

Move to Ferencváros

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On 5 June 2021, Stöger signed as head coach for Hungarian side Ferencváros.[28] Under his tenure, the team managed to get to the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, where they were drawn together with Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic and Real Betis. Ferencváros lost five of the six group stage games, finishing last in their group.[29] After suffering its first away loss domestically to newly-promoted Debreceni, he was relieved of his duties by the club on 13 December 2021.[30]

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 1988 4 0
1989 3 0
1990 1 0
1991 8 0
1992 9 2
1993 7 0
1994 8 3
1995 4 4
1996 4 0
1997 8 4
1998 8 2
1999 1 0
Total 65 15
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stöger goal.
List of international goals scored by Peter Stöger
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 August 1992 Tehelné pole, Bratislava   Czechoslovakia 1–0 2–2 Friendly
2 28 October 1992 Praterstadion, Vienna   Israel 4–1 5–2 1994 World Cup qualifier
3 17 May 1994 Stadion GKS, Katowice   Poland 1–0 4–3 Friendly
4 2–1
5 3–2
6 6 September 1995 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna   Republic of Ireland 1–0 3–1 Euro 1996 qualifier
7 2–0
8 3–1
9 11 October 1995 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna   Portugal 1–0 1–1 Euro 1996 qualifier
10 30 April 1997 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna   Estonia 2–0 2–0 1998 World Cup qualifier
11 8 June 1997 Daugava Stadium, Riga   Latvia 3–0 3–1 1998 World Cup qualifier
12 11 October 1997 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna   Belarus 2–0 4–0 1998 World Cup qualifier
13 4–0
14 2 June 1998 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna   Liechtenstein 3–0 6–0 Friendly
15 4–0

Managerial record

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As of matches played on 18 December 2021
Team From To Record
G W D L Win % Ref.
Austria Wien 6 May 2005[8] 12 December 2005[31] 33 19 8 6 057.58
First Vienna 14 October 2007[32] 26 April 2010[32] 79 38 13 28 048.10
Grazer AK 26 November 2010[33] 25 May 2011[34] 15 9 5 1 060.00
Wiener Neustadt 1 June 2011 30 May 2012[10] 37 6 15 16 016.22
Austria Wien 30 May 2012[10] 11 June 2013[14] 42 30 7 5 071.43
1. FC Köln 11 June 2013[14] 3 December 2017 168 60 54 54 035.71 [35]
Borussia Dortmund 10 December 2017[23] 12 May 2018 24 10 8 6 041.67
Austria Wien 31 July 2020[27] 5 June 2021 39 17 9 13 043.59
Ferencváros 5 June 2021 13 December 2021 32 19 2 11 059.38
Total 467 205 121 141 043.90

Honours

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Player

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Austria Wien
Rapid Wien

Manager

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Austria Wien
1. FC Köln

References

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  3. ^ Peter Stöger und Ralph Hasenhüttl: Happels Erben Herbert Prohaska about Hasenhüttl and Stöger
  4. ^ Team Austria Wien 1990, weltfussball.com, accessed 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ Jubelt Ingolstadt auch in Köln?, 15 September 2015.
  6. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  7. ^ Appearances for Austrian National Team - RSSSF
  8. ^ a b "Austria entlässt Söndergaard". kicker (in German). 6 May 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Peter Stöger". World Football. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  10. ^ a b c "Peter Stöger neuer Austria-Trainer". Österreich (in German). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  11. ^ Austria Wien 2012/2013 unter Peter Stöger, spielverlagerung.de, 1 June 2013.
  12. ^ Von der Vienna zur Borussia, orf.at, 11 December 2017.
  13. ^ Red Bull Salzburg under Roger Schmidt 2014,
  14. ^ a b c "Neuer FC-Trainer: Stöger ist raus aus der Warteschleife". kicker (in German). 12 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  15. ^ 1. FC Köln Setzt Stöger wieder einen drauf?, Express, 23 January 2016.
  16. ^ Bis 2020 FC-Trainer Rekord-Vertrag! Stöger feiert mit „Verlängertem“, Express, 21 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Die Chancen stehen gut! Endet die Saison für den 1. FC Köln sogar einstellig? | Express.de". www.express.de. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015.
  18. ^ FC Bayern München: Einfach unersättlich, 16 May 2016.
  19. ^ FC-Sportchef Schmadtke rechnet mit furiosem Finale um Europa, express.de, 8 May 2017.
  20. ^ Hin- Rückrunde 2016/17, kicker.de, Hin- Rückrunde 2016/17, zugegriffen: 22 May 2017.
  21. ^ "FC und Stöger trennen sich". fc.de. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  22. ^ Gala am Rauswurf-Abend Ovationen für Stöger: „Nie mehr auszulöschen aus Köln!“, Express, 4 December 2017.
  23. ^ a b "Borussia Dortmund trennt sich von Trainer Bosz". kicker.de. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  24. ^ Hasenhüttl über Stögers BVB-Job: „Ich könnte das nicht”, 11 December 2017.
  25. ^ Who is Borussia Dortmund's Barcelona-trained starlet Sergio Gomez?
  26. ^ "Peter Stöger to leave Borussia Dortmund after sealing Champions League return". Bundesliga. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  27. ^ a b "In Doppelfunktion: Stöger wird Trainer von Austria Wien". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  28. ^ "Peter Stöger labdarúgócsapatunk új vezetőedzője!".
  29. ^ "Summary - UEFA Europa League - Europe - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  30. ^ "Már nem Peter Stöger a Ferencváros vezetőedzője". www.msn.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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  32. ^ a b "First Vienna .:. Coaches from A-Z". World Football. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  33. ^ "Grazer AK .:. Coaches from A-Z". World Football. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  34. ^ Krause, Sebastian (25 May 2011). "Peter Stöger verlässt den GAK". Kliene Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  35. ^ "1. FC Köln" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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