Marc Schneider (born 23 July 1980) is a Swiss professional football manager and former player, who played as defender.[1] He is the current head coach of FC Vaduz.
_2019.jpg) Schneider coaching FC Thun in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Thun, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Thun | 122 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Zürich | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Thun | 32 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Zürich | 85 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | St. Gallen | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Young Boys | 35 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Thun | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 331 | (15) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Thun | ||
| 2017–2020 | Thun | ||
| 2021–2022 | Waasland-Beveren | ||
| 2022 | Greuther Fürth | ||
| 2024– | Vaduz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Schneider was captain of the Swiss title-winning team of 2005–06 and part of the 2006–07 Swiss Championship winning team of FC Zürich. During his last spell at Zürich, he normally played at left back, with players such as Steve von Bergen and Hannu Tihinen preferred in the middle. After leaving the club, however, he moved back to his original position in the centre of defence.
Managerial career edit
After his active career, Schneider stepped into the coaching profession and replaced Ciriaco Sforza as Thun's caretaker manager on 1 July 2015.[2] He was in turn succeeded by Luxembourger Jeff Saibene. In 2017, he was reappointed as head coach of Thun.[3] In December 2020, the club decided to dismiss him from his duties.[4]
In June 2021, recently relegated Belgian First Division B club Waasland-Beveren announced that they had appointed Schneider as their new head coach, succeeding Nicky Hayen, who had not been able to keep the club at the highest level.[5] He moved to manage Greuther Fürth in May 2022.[6] He was sacked in October 2022.[7]
On 15 February 2024, he was appointed as the new head coach of Liechtenstein's FC Vaduz, who play in the Swiss Challenge League.[8]
Honours edit
FC Zürich
References edit
- ^ "Stats Centre: Marc Schneider Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "Le FC Thoune et Ciriaco Sforza se séparent". SwissFootballLeague (in French). 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Jeff Saibene va céder sa place à son assistant Marc Schneider". Le Journal du Jura (in French). 14 January 2017.
- ^ "FC Thun Berner Oberland - Marc Schneider tritt zurück". fcthun.ch (in German). 5 October 2020.
- ^ Houttequiet, Wim (17 June 2021). "Waasland-Beveren stelt zijn nieuwe coach Marc Schneider voor: "Het juiste moment en de juiste plaats voor buitenlands avontuur"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
- ^ "Schneider übernimmt beim Kleeblatt". sgf1903.de (in German). Greuther Fürth. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ ""Nicht so, wie wir uns das vorstellen"". sgf1903.de (in German). Greuther Fürth. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Marc Schneider neuer Cheftrainer beim FC Vaduz". fcvaduz.li (in Swiss High German). FC Vaduz. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Schweizer-Cup - Swisscom-Cup - Final". football.ch. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
External links edit
- Marc Schneider at FBref.com
- Marc Schneider at FootballDatabase.eu
- Marc Schneider at Soccerbase.com (manager)
- Marc Schneider at Soccerway.com
- Marc Schneider at WorldFootball.net
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