Matthias Jaissle
Jaissle in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-05) 5 April 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Nürtingen, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ahli (head coach)
Youth career
0000–2001 TSV Neckartailfingen
2001–2006 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 1899 Hoffenheim II 8 (0)
2007–2014 1899 Hoffenheim 60 (2)
Total 68 (2)
International career
2009 Germany U-21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2021 FC Liefering
2021–2023 Red Bull Salzburg
2023– Al-Ahli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthias Jaissle (born 5 April 1988[1]) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Saudi Professional League club Al-Ahli.

He was the assistant manager of Brøndby, and in 2021 became the manager of Liefering, then subsequently of Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg, where he most recently coached before joining as a manager for Al-Ahli in 2023.

His position was a defender, and he was a member of the 1899 Hoffenheim team that won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga as well as to the Bundesliga the following season.

Managerial career

On 3 April 2017, it was confirmed that Jaissle would be the assistant of manager Alexander Zorniger of Danish Superliga side Brøndby starting from the summer 2017.[2] He left Brøndby IF on 1 June 2019.[3] A few weeks later, he was hired as manager for FC Red Bull Salzburg's U18 academy team.[4]

In January 2021, he was appointed new head coach of Liefering after Bo Svensson left the club.[5]

Red Bull Salzburg

In April 2021, it was reported that Jaissle would become the manager of RB Salzburg, succeeding Jesse Marsch, starting from July that year.[6] In the 2021–22 season, he managed to win the domestic double, he also led the club to reach the Champions League knockout phase for the first time in their history.[7] He then had his contract extended until June 2025.[8] In his second season, he won another league title with Salzburg, and reached the Europa League knockout round play-offs, after finishing third in the Champions League group stage.

On 28 July 2023, one day before the start of the 2023–24 season, he was relieved from his duties, leaving the club without a manager.[9]

Al-Ahli

Upon his release by Salzburg, Jaissle joined Saudi club Al-Ahli on a three-year contract.[10]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 29 December 2023[11]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
FC Liefering 4 January 2021 30 June 2021 17 11 3 3 42 18 +24 064.71 [12]
Red Bull Salzburg 1 July 2021 28 July 2023 93 64 20 9 205 73 +132 068.82 [13]
Al-Ahli 28 July 2023 Present 21 13 4 4 45 23 +22 061.90
Total 131 88 27 16 292 114 +178 067.18 —

Honours

Manager

Red Bull Salzburg

References

  1. ^ "Matthias Jaissle". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Tschüss U17! RB-Co-Trainer Jaissle verlässt Leipzig". tag24.de (in German). 3 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Ebbe Sand: Et svært farvel til Jaissle". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Tidligere BIF-assistent har fået job i Salzburg". bold.dk (in Danish). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Deutscher übernimmt den FC Liefering". laola1.at (in German). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Trainerwechsel im Sommer: Marsch geht, Jaissle kommt" (in German). ligaportal.at. 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Kurier.at:Auslosung (German)". 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Vertrag mit Matthias Jaissle vorzeitig verlängert" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. 19 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Matthias Jaissle als Trainer freigestellt" (in German). Red Bull Salzburg. 28 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Saudi side Al-Ahli recruit Salzburg's Jaissle as coach". Arab News. 28 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Matthias Jaissle career sheet". footballdatabase. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  12. ^ "FC Liefering: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Bundesliga » Champions". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  15. ^ "RB Salzburg - SV Ried 3:0 (ÖFB-Cup 2021/2022, Final)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

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