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
 TSV Hartberg (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– TSV Hartberg
*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 TSV Hartberg.

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 father 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 30 October 2021[10]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win %
Sturm Graz II Austria 12 April 2012 21 April 2013 26 9 5 12 034.62
Sturm Graz (caretaker) Austria 22 April 2013 3 June 2013 6 1 0 5 016.67
Sturm Graz II Austria 14 June 2013 30 June 2017 120 42 37 41 035.00
TSV Hartberg Austria 7 June 2018 29 June 2021 108 40 24 44 037.04
Barnsley England 29 June 2021 1 November 2021 16 1 6 9 006.25
Total 276 93 72 111 033.70

Honours

Player

Sturm Graz

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "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. ^ a b c d "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

TSV Hartberg – current squad
Current Austrian Football Bundesliga managers
Austria squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup
SK Sturm Graz – managers
Barnsley F.C. – managers
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