Gernot Messner

Gernot Messner

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-09-10) 10 September 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Villach, Austria
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2003	SV Spittal
2001–2002	SK Rapid Wien	0	(0)
2002–2005	SV Austria Salzburg	19	(0)
2005–2007	FC Kärnten	39	(2)
2007–2013	Wolfsberger AC	142	(11)
2013–2016	Wolsberger II
2017	SK St. Andrä
Managerial career
2015–2017	SK St. Andrä
2017–2018	Wolfsberger U18
2019	Wolfsberger U18
2021–2024	Grazer AK
2025–	Grasshopper U21
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gernot Messner (born 10 October 1980) is an Austrian football manager and a former player. He was born in Villach. He was the manager of Grazer AK between 2021 and 2024. ^[1]

On 31 October 2025, he became the coach of the under-21 team of Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich. ^[2]

References

1. "G. Messner". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
2. "Gernot Messner übernimmt als neuer U21 Cheftrainer" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.