Herbert Gager

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Herbert Gager
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Personal information
Date of birth (1969-09-18) 18 September 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1989 Rapid Wien 14 (0)
1990–1991 Wiener SC 21 (2)
1991–1992 Rapid Wien 35 (4)
1992–1993 Stahl Linz 23 (3)
1993–1994 Vfb Mödling 20 (3)
1994–1996 Admira/Wacker Wien 81 (12)
1996–1998 Austria Wien 68 (14)
1998–1999 Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 45 (11)
2000 Untersiebenbrunn
2000–2002 Skoda Xanthi 41 (3)
International career
1991–1992 Austria 4 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2014 Austria Wien II
2014 Austria Wien
2014 St. Pölten
2015 Pilgersdorf
2016-2018 Mannsdorf
2019- Team Wiener Linien Elektra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Gager (born 18 September 1969) is a retired Austrian international footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Austria and Greece. He is now head coach of TWL Elektra in the Regionalliga Ost (3rd level).

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Club career

Born in Vienna, Gager began playing professional football for SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

In July 2000, Gager moved to Greece where he would spend two seasons with Skoda Xanthi F.C. playing the Greek Superleague and UEFA Cup. [1] At age 32, he left Xanthi and returned to Austria to play for amateur side Hollabrunn. [2]

International career

Gager made four appearances for the Austria national football team from 1991 to 1992.

Coaching career

Gager became head coach of Austria Wien for the remainder of the 2013–14 season after Nenad Bjelica was sacked on 16 February 2014. [3] He had been head coach of the reserve team since 22 December 2011. [4] Gager was sacked on 12 May 2014. [5] He had lost to Sturm Graz 2–1 the day before and was subsequently knocked–out of third–place which would have given them a 2014–15 UEFA Europa League spot. [6] He then became head coach of St. Pölten from 4 June 2014 [7] until he was sacked on 7 October 2014. [8] He had lost 10 of his 19 competitive matches. [9]

Coaching record

As of 14 October 2014
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Austria Wien II22 December 2011 [4] 16 February 2014 [3] 6035151011871+47058.33
Austria Wien 16 February 2014 [3] 17 May 2014 [5] 136431911+8046.15
St. Pölten 4 June 2014 [7] 7 October 2014 [8] 1963102624+2031.58 [9]
Total92472223163106+57051.09

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