Ferdinand Feldhofer

Last updated

Ferdinand Feldhofer
SC Wiener Neustadt vs. SV Lafnitz 2017-06-30 (02).jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-10-23) 23 October 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Vorau, Austria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Dinamo Tbilisi (head coach)
Youth career
??–?? TuS Vorau
??–?? TSV Pöllau
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2002 Sturm Graz 32 (1)
2002–2005 Rapid Wien 80 (5)
2005–2008 Wacker Innsbruck 77 (4)
2008–2013 Sturm Graz 88 (2)
International career
2002–2007 Austria 13 (1)
Managerial career
2015–2019 SV Lafnitz
2019–2021 Wolfsberger AC
2021–2022 SK Rapid Wien
2024– Dinamo Tbilisi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ferdinand Feldhofer (born 23 October 1979) is an Austrian football coach. He is currently the manager of Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi.

Contents

Career

Club

Feldhofer started his career as a youth player with TuS Vorau and TSV Pöllau in Styria before joining Sturm Graz with whom he won the double in 1999. He moved on a free to Rapid Wien in 2002, after refusing to extend his deal with Sturm and making the way to court because he was subsequently put back in Sturm's amateur side, Feldhofer ended up winning the case. He clinched another league title with Rapid in 2005 and then left to become skipper of Wacker Innsbruck. In summer 2008 he decided to return to Sturm, where he signed a 3-year contract.

National team

He made his debut for Austria in a March 2002 friendly match against Slovakia and went on to earn 13 caps scoring one goal in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago in Vienna. His last international was a March 2007 friendly match against Ghana. He was not considered for Austria's Euro 2008 squad.

Managerial career

After acquiring his UEFA A Licence in June 2012, Feldhofer was a group manager at the "LAZ Weiz" in Weiz from 2013-2014. After that, from 2014 to 2015, he was working as an individual trainer for the ÖFB at the LAZ Styria. On the 10th of October, Feldhofer was revealed as manager of Austrian Regionalliga club SV Lafnitz and two days later started his work there. He was able to win the Austrian Regionalliga Central with the club, getting promoted to the Austrian 2. Liga by doing so. In October 2019, Feldhofer acquired his UEFA Pro Licence, the highest of Coach licences which is required in order to coach professional teams.

In December 2019, Feldhofer became coach of Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC. Under him, the club was able to record what probably were the biggest achievements in the history of the club to date. At the end of the 2019/20 season, the Wolfsberger club stood at third place, which was the best season result in the history of the club, with this they were also able to immediately qualify for the Europa League for the second time. In 2020/21, the club was able to pass the group stage of said competition for the first time in club history but their run was put to a halt after two ties against Tottenham Hotspur. In the league however, the club was struggling to find continuous wins as they were, among other problems, missing a goalscorer of high caliber with Shon Weissman having departed to Real Valladolid. These smaller problems were however put in the background after it became public that Feldhofer had seemingly repeatedly been having fights with club skipper Michael Liendl putting him on the bench a few times before finally leaving him, together with two other leading players Michael Novak and Christopher Wernitznig, out of the match-day squad before their cup-clash against LASK, the game ended in a 0-1 loss after added time and Feldhofer decided to step down from his role as club-coach the following day, leaving the club at fifth in the table.

Since 28 November 2021, Feldhofer managed Austrian club SK Rapid Wien. Feldhofer was fired by Rapid on 16 October 2022. [1]

On 16 June 2024, he was appointed as the manager of georgian club Dinamo Tbilisi signing a year and a half contract. [2]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 15 October 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNationFromToRecordRef
GWDLWin %
SV Lafnitz Flag of Austria.svg 10 October 201523 December 2019132663432050.00 [3]
Wolfsberger AC Flag of Austria.svg 23 December 20194 March 202146201016043.48 [4]
Rapid Wien Flag of Austria.svg 29 November 202116 October 202242171114040.48 [5]
Dinamo Tbilisi Flag of Georgia.svg 16 June 2024present5122020.00 [6]
Total2201035562046.82


Honours

As player

As coach

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Klem</span> Austrian professional footballer

Christian Klem is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Otar Kiteishvili</span> Georgian footballer

Otar Kiteishvili is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz and the Georgia national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017–18 Austrian Cup</span> Football tournament season

The 2017–18 Austrian Cup was the 84th edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup, Sturm Graz, earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would have begun play in the third qualifying round. Sixty–four clubs participated in this season's cup competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Ilzer</span> Austrian football manager (born 1977)

Christian Ilzer is an Austrian football manager who manages Sturm Graz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SV Lafnitz</span> Football club

Sportverein Lafnitz is an Austrian association football club from Lafnitz. They currently play in the Austrian 2. Liga after their promotion in 2018 and play their home games at the Sportplatz Lafnitz in Lafnitz.

The 2019–20 Austrian Football Second League is the 46th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the second one as the Second League. The league contains 16 teams with one team being promoted to the Austrian Football Bundesliga and 3 teams being relegated to the Austrian Regionalliga.

The 2020–21 SK Sturm Graz season was the club's 112th season in existence and the 55th consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Sturm Graz participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup. The season covered the period from 6 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The 2020–21 Austrian Cup was the 90th edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup earn a place in the 2021–22 Europa League play-off round.

The 2021–22 season was the 91st season in the existence of Wolfsberger AC and the club's tenth consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Wolfsberger AC participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup.

The 2021–22 season was the 76th season in the existence of TSV Hartberg and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, TSV Hartberg participated in this season's edition of the Austrian Cup.

The 2021–22 Austrian Cup was the 91st edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup earn a place in the 2022–23 Europa League play-off round.

The 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League known as the Admiral 2nd League for sponsorship purposes, was the 49th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the fifth as the Second League. The league consists of 16 teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raphael Schifferl</span> Austrian footballer (born 1999)

Raphael Schifferl is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching, on loan from Wolfsberger AC.

The 2023–24 Austrian Football Second League known as the Admiral 2nd League for sponsorship purposes, was the 50th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the sixth as the Second League. The league consists of 16 teams.

References

  1. "Änderungen im Trainerteam der Profis" (in German). SK Rapid Vienna. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. "Ferdinand Feldhofer is the head coach of Dinamo Tbilisi". fcdinamo.ge. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. "SV Lafnitz: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group . Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. "Wolfsberger AC: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group . Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. "SK Rapid Wien: Matches". Soccerway. DAZN Group. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. "Georgia - FC Dinamo Tbilisi - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  1. http://www.laola1.at/de/fussball/bundesliga/news/feldhofer-beendet-seine-karriere/page/58650-32-48---7.html Archived 29 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012100515/http://www.collegeweiz-stfv.at/trainer/ferdinand-feldhofer/
  3. http://sportnet.at/home/fussball/international/4840537/Fussball-Live_ExSturmKicker-Ferdinand-Feldhofer-hat-neuen-Job
  4. https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/2--liga/news/2--liga--lafnitz-trainer-feldhofer-erhaelt-uefa-pro-lizenz/
  5. https://www.rzpelletswac.at/2019/12/23/feldhofer-neuer-cheftrainer/
  6. https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/oefb-cup/news/wac-boss-riegler-zur-causa-feldhofer-liendl---eine-ungute-sache-/
  7. https://www.rzpelletswac.at/2021/03/04/feldhofer-tritt-zurueck/
  8. https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/bundesliga/news/feldhofer-neuer-rapid-coach/