Markus Schopp

This article is about the Austrian footballer. For the German footballer, see Markus Schupp.

Markus Schopp

Schopp in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-02-22) 22 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	LASK (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1996	Sturm Graz	102	(10)
1996–1998	Hamburger SV	40	(3)
1998–2001	Sturm Graz	101	(20)
2001–2005	Brescia Calcio	80	(3)
2005–2006	FC Red Bull Salzburg	31	(6)
2006–2007	New York Red Bulls	10	(0)
Total		364	(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–	LASK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Markus Schopp (born 22 February 1974) is an Austrian football coach and a former midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK Linz.

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.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 1995	Windsor Park, Belfast	Northern Ireland	1–3	3–5	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
2.	12 October 2002	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk	Belarus	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
3.	26 March 2003	Merkur-Arena, Graz	Greece	1–2	2–2	Friendly
4.	9 October 2004	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna	Poland	1–1	1–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	12 October 2004	Windsor Park, Belfast	Northern Ireland	1–0	3–3	2006 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]

Personal life

Schopp is the uncle of the footballer Christoph Urdl, who played under him at Hartberg. ^[9]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	1995	4	1
	1996	6	0
	1997	4	0
	1998	5	0
	1999	3	0
	2000	6	0
	2001	6	0
	2002	4	1
	2003	7	1
	2004	7	3
	2005	4	0
Total		56	6

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 December 2024 ^[10]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Sturm Graz II		12 April 2012	21 April 2013	26	9	5	12	034.62
Sturm Graz (caretaker)		22 April 2013	3 June 2013	6	1	0	5	016.67
Sturm Graz II		14 June 2013	30 June 2017	120	42	37	41	035.00
TSV Hartberg		7 June 2018	29 June 2021	108	40	24	44	037.04
Barnsley		29 June 2021	1 November 2021	16	1	6	9	006.25
TSV Hartberg		2 December 2022	2 September 2024	58	22	14	22	037.93
LASK		3 September 2024	Present	18	7	4	7	038.89
Total				352	122	90	140	034.66

Honours

Player

Sturm Graz

• Austrian Bundesliga: 1998–99 ^[1]

References

1. "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. "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. "Bundesliga.at - Christoph Urdl: „Hartberg ist das kleine Brighton von Österreich"". www.bundesliga.at.
10. Markus Schopp coach profile at Soccerway

External links

• Markus Schopp at National-Football-Teams.com
• Serie A stats at ESPN FC
• MLS stats 07/08 at ESPN FC