Markus Schopp

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Markus Schopp
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Schopp in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-02-22) 22 February 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1996 Sturm Graz 102 (10)
1996–1998 Hamburger SV 40 (3)
1998–2001 Sturm Graz 101 (20)
2001–2005 Brescia 80 (3)
2005–2006 Red Bull Salzburg 31 (6)
2006–2007 New York Red Bulls 10 (0)
Total364(42)
International career
1995–2005 Austria 56 (6)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Sturm Graz II
2013 Sturm Graz (caretaker)
2013–2017 Sturm Graz II
2017–2018 St. Pölten (assistant/analyst)
2018–2021 TSV Hartberg
2021 Barnsley
2022–2024 TSV Hartberg
2024–2025 LASK
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Markus Schopp (born 22 February 1974) is an Austrian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He last managed Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK.

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Club career

Schopp played for Sturm Graz and Red Bull Salzburg in his native Austria. With Sturm Graz, he won the Austrian Bundesliga in 1998–99. [1] He also had stints with Hamburger SV in Germany and alongside Roberto Baggio and Pep Guardiola at Brescia in Italy. [1]

He retired from football in December 2007 due to chronic back problems after a loan spell with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. [2] [3]

International career

Schopp made his debut for the Austria national team in an August 1995 European Championship qualifying match against Latvia and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. [4] He earned 56 caps, scoring 6 goals. [5] His final international was an October 2005 World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland.

International goal

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 1995 Windsor Park, BelfastUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–33–5 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
2.12 October 2002 Dinamo Stadium, MinskFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
3.26 March 2003 Merkur-Arena, GrazFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–22–2 Friendly
4.9 October 2004 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, ViennaFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–11–3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.12 October 2004Windsor Park, BelfastUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–03–32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.2–3

Managerial career

Schopp began his coaching career in the youth system of Red Bull Salzburg following his retirement. [1]

In April 2013, he was named the interim head coach at his former club Sturm Graz until the end of the season, following the sacking of Peter Hyballa.

In 2018, Schopp became the manager of TSV Hartberg in the Austrian Bundesliga. [6] [1] In the 2019–20 season, Schopp led the club to their highest ever finish in the Austrian Bundesliga and secured a place in the UEFA Europa League for the first time in club history. [7] During the 2020–21 season, he steered the club to a seventh-placed finish. [6] During his time as a manager at Sturm Graz and Hartberg, Schopp built a reputation as a developer of young, emerging talent. [1]

On 29 June 2021, Schopp was appointed head coach of Championship club Barnsley. [6] He signed a three-year deal and replaced Valérien Ismaël, who had left the club a week prior to become the new manager at West Bromwich Albion. [6] On 1 November 2021, Barnsley confirmed the sacking of Schopp after a poor run of form, a run of 13 games without a win and seven straight league defeats. [8]

In December 2022, Schopp returned to TSV Hartberg. [9] In September 2024, he became the head coach and sporting director of LASK. [10] He was sacked by LASK in April 2025. [11]

Personal life

Schopp is the uncle of the footballer Christoph Urdl, who played under him at Hartberg. [12]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Austria 199541
199660
199740
199850
199930
200060
200160
200241
200371
200473
200540
Total566

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 August 2025 [13]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Sturm Graz II12 April 201221 April 2013269512034.62
Sturm Graz (caretaker)22 April 20133 June 20136105016.67
Sturm Graz II14 June 201330 June 2017120423741035.00
TSV Hartberg 7 June 201829 June 2021108402444037.04
Barnsley 29 June 20211 November 202116169006.25
TSV Hartberg 2 December 20222 September 202458221422037.93
LASK 3 September 202421 April 202543211012048.84
Total37713696145036.07

Honours

Sturm Graz

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "MARKUS SCHOPP JOINS THE REDS". Barnsley Football Club. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Der Abschied eines Unvollendeten [ permanent dead link ] - Wiener Zeitung(German)
  3. ↑ Schopp calls it career - Soccer Source(English)
  4. ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  5. ↑ Appearances for Austrian National Team - RSSSF
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Barnsley appoint Markus Schopp as new head coach after Valerien Ismael joins West Brom". Sky Sports. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Barnsley FC appoint Markus Schopp as new head coach on three-year deal". ITV. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Barnsley sack Schopp after torrid run". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Comeback von Markus Schopp in Hartberg" (in German). TSV Hartberg. 2 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "LASK vollzieht Trainerwechsel – Markus Schopp übernimmt Doppelfunktion" (in German). LASK. 3 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Maximilian Ritscher übernimmt Cheftrainerposten von Markus Schopp" (in German). LASK. 21 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Bundesliga.at - Christoph Urdl: "Hartberg ist das kleine Brighton von Österreich"". www.bundesliga.at.
  13. ↑ Markus Schopp coach profile at Soccerway (archived)
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