Gerald Scheiblehner (born 25 February 1977) is an Austrian football manager and former player. He currently coaches Blau-Weiß Linz.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Linz, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blau-Weiß Linz (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983-1996 | VOEST Linz | ||
| 1995-1996 | SC Marchtrenk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Austria Wien II | 28 | (2) |
| 1998 | Austria Wien | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | →ASKÖ Donau Linz (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Eintracht Wels | 39 | (8) |
| 2003 | Vöcklabruck | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2009 | Wallern | 82 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2014 | ASKÖ Donau Linz | ||
| 2014–2015 | Union St. Florian | ||
| 2015–2019 | Vorwärts Steyr | ||
| 2019–2021 | Juniors OÖ | ||
| 2021– | Blau-Weiß Linz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Player
Scheiblehner is a youth product of VOEST Linz and SC Marchtrenk. He had a stint as a professional footballer with Austria Wien, where he mostly played for their reserves. He had a short loan with ASKÖ Donau Linz, before moving to Eintracht Wels in 2021. After a short stint with Vöcklabruck, he finished his career with Wallern from 2003 to 2009.[1]
Manager
After he ended his playing career, he became coach and sporting of ASKÖ Donau Linz in the Austrian Landesliga. He caught attention for strong league finishes and youth development in his 4 years there. In 2014 he became coach of Union St. Florian in the Austrian Regionalliga. From 2015 to 2019 he trained SK Vorwärts Steyr. In 2017–18 the club was promoted to the 2. Liga after coming 3rd in the league and winning the playoffs, and extended his contract until 2020.[2] In 2019, he became coach of Juniors OÖ in the 2. Liga.[3] On 18 June 2021, he moved to Blau-Weiß Linz.[4] He helped Blau-Weiß Linz win the 2022–23 Austrian Football Second League, was named coach of the season in the division, and earned them promotion to the Austrian Football Bundesliga.[5][6]
Personal life
Apart from football, Scheiblehner has a part-time job with the Österreichische Gesundheitskasse (English: "Austrian Health Insurance Fund"), where he works 8 hours a week from his home office.[7]
Honours
Blau-Weiß Linz