Michael Wimmer

Michael Wimmer

Wimmer in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-06-18) 18 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Dingolfing, West Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Motherwell (manager)
Youth career
	FC Dingolfing
	SpVgg Landshut
0000–1999	1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	SV Lohhof	30	(1)
2000–2002	Greuther Fürth II
2002–2005	FC Dingolfing
2006	FC Ismaning	9	(0)
2006–2010	FC Dingolfing
Managerial career
2010–2012	1. FC Nürnberg (academy)
2012–2013	1. FC Nürnberg II (assistant)
2013–2016	1. FC Nürnberg (U17)
2016–2017	1. FC Nürnberg (U16)
2017–2018	1. FC Nürnberg (U17)
2018–2019	FC Augsburg (assistant)
2019–2022	VfB Stuttgart (assistant)
2022	VfB Stuttgart (interim)
2023–2024	Austria Wien
2025–	Motherwell
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Wimmer (born 18 June 1980) is a German football coach who manages Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. ^[1]

Career

Early career

In the summer of 2019 he became assistant coach of VfB Stuttgart. ^[2] On 11 October 2022, Wimmer took over as head coach of VfB Stuttgart on interim basis until December 2022. ^{[3] [4]} Wimmer finished his interim role with a record of four wins, one draw, and three losses. ^[5]

Austria Wien

He became the new head coach of Austria Wien on 3 January 2023. ^[6] His first match was a 3–1 win against Austria Klagenfurt. ^[7] On 21 July 2023, Austria Wien started the 2023–24 season with a 7–0 away victory over SV Spittal/Drau in the Austrian Cup. ^[8] On 13 May 2024, he was dismissed following a 4–0 home defeat against Wolfsberger AC with only one matchday remaining in the season during the relegation round, in which the club was in eighth place in the overall table. ^{[9] [10]}

In December 2024, Wimmer was identified as the leading candidate for the vacant manager's position at English League One club Bristol Rovers, ^[11] however the club were unable to secure a work permit to allow the appointment to go through. ^[12]

Motherwell

On 17 February 2025, Wimmer was appointed manager of Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. ^[13]

Career record

As of match played 28 May 2024

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			G	W	D	L	Win %
VfB Stuttgart	10 October 2022	4 December 2022	8	4	1	3	050.00	[5]
Austria Wien	3 January 2023	13 May 2024	61	27	16	18	044.26	[6] [7] [8]
Motherwell	17 February 2025	Present	0	0	0	0	!—
Total			69	31	17	21	044.93	—

References

1. Michael Wimmer at WorldFootball.net
2. "Tim Walter setzt auf Michael Wimmer". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
3. "Start of training". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
4. "Bruno Labbadia wird VfB-Cheftrainer". vfb.de. 5 December 2022.
5. "VfB Stuttgart — Trainer". Kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
6. Seliger, Marco (3 January 2023). "Das erwartet Michael Wimmer bei Austria Wien". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
7. "Austria Wien » Fixtures & Results 2022/2023". World Football. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
8. "Austria Wien » Fixtures & Results 2023/2024". World Football. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
9. "Austria stellt Michael Wimmer als Trainer frei" (in German). FK Austria Wien. 13 May 2024.
10. "Austria Wien trennt sich von Ex-VfB-Trainer" (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 13 May 2024.
11. Hargraves, Daniel (19 December 2024). "Exclusive: Bristol Rovers identify German coach as leading candidate for managerial vacancy". Bristol Post. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
12. Hargraves, Daniel (21 December 2024). "Bristol Rovers forced to seek managerial alternatives after unsuccessful appeal for German coach". Bristol Post. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
13. "Michael Wimmer is the new Motherwell manager". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.