Karl Daxbacher


Karl Daxbacher (born 15 April 1953) is an Austrian football manager and a former player. He played for FK Austria Wien and the Austrian national football team as midfielder.

Karl Daxbacher
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Personal information
Date of birth (1953-04-15) 15 April 1953 (age 70)
Place of birthSt. Pölten, Austria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
ASV Statzendorf
Kremser SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1985FK Austria Wien393(42)
National team
1972–1976Austria6(0)
Teams managed
1988Kremser SC
Leistungszentrum St. Pölten
ASV Statzendorf
1994–1995SV Horn
1997–1999SV Würmla
2000–2002SKN St. Pölten
2002–2006FK Austria Wien II
2006–2008LASK Linz
2008–2011FK Austria Wien
2012–2015LASK Linz
2015–2016SKN St. Pölten
2017–2019Wacker Innsbruck
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Daxbacher started his career at the ASV Statzendorf, a town near St. Pölten in Lower Austria at the age of 15. After having played for Kremser SC for one season, he moved to FK Austria Wien in 1971. During the next 14 years he played 393 national and 40 international games for this team. In 1985 he went back to Kremser SC . There he ended his active career in 1986.

Hounors as player

Coaching career

Daxbacher began his coaching career at ASV Statzendorf, his first club as player. Kremser SC, SV Würmla, SV Horn and SKN St. Pölten were the next teams he managed. In 2002 he e came to the Austria Amateurs which he led to the first division. After he was fired he went to LASK. He led them to the Bundesliga. After a year in the Bundesliga with LASK, Daxbacher returned to FK Austria Wien for the 2008/2009 season.[1] In 2011 he was fired. After Wudi Müller in the 1970s, he was the longest-serving Austria coach in the last 40 years.

On 12 June 2012, Daxbacher announced his return to LASK.[2] After failing in the 2013 relegation, LASK managed to win the 2014 relegation. With promotion to the first division, the contract with Karl Daxbacher was automatically extended by another year. In 2015 he was fired.[3] In June 2015 he took over the second division club SKN St. Pölten as a coach. With St. Pölten he was promoted to the Bundesliga in the 2015/16 season. After a 1:5 home defeat against Red Bull Salzburg, those responsible put Daxbacher on leave at the end of October 2016

In January 2017 he succeeded Thomas Grumser at the second division club FC Wacker Innsbruck. With Innsbruck he was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2018. In March 2019 Innsbruck separated from Daxbacher. They were in tenth place at the time.

Honours as manager

References

  1. (in de) Daxbacher neuer Austria-Coach. 21 April 2008. http://sport.oe24.at/fussball/Daxbacher-neuer-Austria-Coach/294011. Retrieved 21 January 2014. 
  2. "LASK Karl Daxbacher als neuer LASK-Coach bestätigt" (in Deutsch). nachrichten.at. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. (in de) LASK feuert Trainer Daxbacher. Österreich. 16 March 2015. http://sport.oe24.at/fussball/fussball-national/LASK-feuert-Trainer-Daxbacher/180814336. Retrieved 17 March 2015. 

Other websites

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