Michael Wimmer
 Wimmer in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Dingolfing, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Dingolfing | |||
| SpVgg Landshut | |||
| –1999 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | SV Lohhof | 30 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Greuther Fürth II | ||
| 2002–2005 | FC Dingolfing | ||
| 2006 | FC Ismaning | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | FC Dingolfing | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | 1. FC Nürnberg (academy) | ||
| 2012–2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg II (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2016 | 1. FC Nürnberg (U17) | ||
| 2016–2017 | 1. FC Nürnberg (U16) | ||
| 2017–2018 | 1. FC Nürnberg (U17) | ||
| 2018–2019 | FC Augsburg (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2022 | VfB Stuttgart (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | VfB Stuttgart (interim) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Austria Wien | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Wimmer (born 18 June 1980) is a German football coach who last managed Austrian Football Bundesliga club Austria Wien.[1]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]In the summer of 2019 he became assistant coach of VfB Stuttgart.[2] On 11 October 2022, Wimmer took over as head coach of VfB Stuttgart on interim basis until December 2022.[3][4] Wimmer finished his interim role with a record of four wins, one draw, and three losses.[5]
Austria Wien
[edit]He became the new head coach of Austria Wien on 3 January 2023.[6] His first match was a 3–1 win against Austria Klagenfurt.[7] On 21 July 2023, Austria Wien started the 2023–24 season with a 7–0 away victory over SV Spittal/Drau in the Austrian Cup.[8] On 13 May 2024, he was dismissed following a 4–0 home defeat against Wolfsberger AC with only one matchday remaining in the season during the relegation round, in which the club was in eighth place in the overall table.[9][10]
Career record
[edit]- As of match played 28 May 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 10 October 2022 | 4 December 2022 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50.00 | [5] |
| Austria Wien | 3 January 2023 | 13 May 2024 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 44.26 | [6][7][8] |
| Total | 69 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 44.93 | — | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Michael Wimmer at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Tim Walter setzt auf Michael Wimmer". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Start of training". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Bruno Labbadia wird VfB-Cheftrainer". vfb.de. 5 December 2022.
- ^ a b "VfB Stuttgart — Trainer". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b Seliger, Marco (3 January 2023). "Das erwartet Michael Wimmer bei Austria Wien". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Austria Wien » Fixtures & Results 2022/2023". World Football. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Austria Wien » Fixtures & Results 2023/2024". World Football. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Austria stellt Michael Wimmer als Trainer frei" (in German). FK Austria Wien. 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Austria Wien trennt sich von Ex-VfB-Trainer" (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 13 May 2024.
- 1980 births
- Living people
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Lower Bavaria
- Men's association football midfielders
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth II players
- German football managers
- Bundesliga managers
- Austrian Football Bundesliga managers
- VfB Stuttgart managers
- FK Austria Wien managers
- People from Dingolfing-Landau
- German expatriate football managers
- VfB Stuttgart non-playing staff
- German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate football managers in Austria
- 21st-century German sportsmen