Peter Stöger

Peter Stöger (German pronunciation: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃtøːɡɐ];[1][2] born 11 April 1966) is a retired Austrian footballer and current football coach. On May 12, 2018, he stepped down as the head coach of Borussia Dortmund.

Peter Stöger
Stöger in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-04-11) 11 April 1966
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Favoritner AC Wien
1986–1987 Vorwärts Steyr 15 (0)
1987–1988 First Vienna 36 (6)
1988–1994 Austria Wien 181 (52)
1994–1995 FC Tirol Innsbruck 35 (6)
1995–1997 Rapid Wien 84 (17)
1997–1998 LASK Linz 32 (5)
1999–2000 Austria Wien 35 (4)
2000–2002 VfB Admira Wacker Mödling 47 (6)
2002–2004 SC Untersiebenbrunn 62 (29)
Total 527 (125)
National team
1988–1999 Austria 65 (15)
Teams managed
2005 Austria Wien
2007–2010 First Vienna
2010–2011 Grazer AK
2011–2012 SC Wiener Neustadt
2012–2013 Austria Wien
2013–2017 1. FC Köln
2017–2018 Borussia Dortmund
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

As a player Stöger won the Austrian championship 4 times, the cup 3 times. As a coach or sporting director Stöger won the Austrian championship 2 times and the cup 2 times, also won the promotion with 1. FC Köln, with 4 years his longest stint.

Club career

Stöger started his career at Favoritner AC Wien, and played six years for FK Austria Wien from 1988 through 1994, winning the league three years in a row, with players like Ralph Hasenhüttl. After a year at FC Tirol Innsbruck, he joined SK Rapid Wien in 1995 and won a league title with them. He also played in the 1996 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final against Paris St Germain in Brussels, which Rapid lost. He then returned to Austria after a year at LASK Linz and finished his career at 38 years of age with SC Untersiebenbrunn.[3][4][5]

International career

He made his debut for Austria in February 1988 against Switzerland, missed out on the 1990 FIFA World Cup, but was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[6] He earned 65 caps, scoring 15 goals.[7] His last international was a March 1999 friendly match, also against Switzerland.

Managerial career

Austria

Stöger, along with Frank Schinkels, became coach of Austria Wien on 6 May 2005 and was scheduled to end his role at the end of the season.[8] However, Stöger continued in the position until December 2005, then became sporting director. After winning the championship in that season, the following season did not start well and both coach and manager were sacked before year's end.[9] Stöger eventually moved for 3 years to First Vienna FC, then Grazer AK, and SC Wiener Neustadt.[9] Stöger returned to manage Austria Wien on 30 May 2012,[10] stayed for one year and celebrated the Austrian championship with a record number of points, despite Red Bull Salzburg investing much more money in Schmidt as coach, Mane, Alan, Soriano, Kampl as players.[11][12][13]

1. FC Köln

Stöger and his co-trainer Manfred Schmid were bought out of their contracts for 700,000 EUR and a friendly, and thus started at 1. FC Köln on 11 June 2013.[14] A couple of weeks later, Köln signed Jörg Schmadtke as co-CEO. The Billy Goats continuously improved under their tenure, from 33 points in the first half in the 2. Bundesliga, to 35 points in the second half, followed by promotion. The next half in the German top-flight ended with 19 points, followed by 22 points. The first half of 2015/16 ended with 24 points. In January 2016, Stöger, along with his co-trainer Manfred Schmid, let his contract be extended to 2020, including a buy-out clause.[15][16] During the second half of the season, Köln was not as good, with 19 points, but finished on a single-digit rank for the first time in 24 years.[17][18] In the season 2016/17, Köln reached 26 and 23 points, and was on the lucky end of the congestion for the places which brought international football back into the city after 25 years. Cologne finished 5th and qualified for the Europa League.[19][20] In the 2017/18 season, Köln's poor start was the worst ever start to a Bundesliga season, with only three points from the opening 14 matches. In October, Schmadtke resigned. After a win against Arsenal in the Europa League, a loss against Hertha and a draw against Schalke in the league, Schmidt and Stöger were sacked on 3 December 2017. Stöger was still supported by the fans and the team at the time; he came to a fundraising event for disabled kids the night after his dismissal.[21][22]

Borussia Dortmund

On 10 December 2017, Stöger was contracted as successor to Peter Bosz to coach Borussia Dortmund until end of the season. Taking on this challenge a couple of days after leaving Köln, some colleagues found it a little hard to do. With BVB sitting eighth in the league table, Stöger stabilized the team, his squad including young players such as Manuel Akanji and Jadon Sancho, as well as Sergio Gómez.[23][24][25] At the end of the season, BVB finished fourth, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League on the final matchday. He left Dortmund on 12 May 2018.[26]

Career statistics

International statistics

International appearances and goals
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Austria 198840
198930
199010
199180
199292
199370
199483
199544
199640
199784
199882
199910
Total6515

International goals
Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 August 1992Tehelné pole, Bratislava Czechoslovakia1–02–2Friendly
2.28 October 1992Praterstadion, Vienna Israel4–15–21994 World Cup qualifier
3.17 May 1994Stadion GKS, Katowice Poland1–04–3Friendly
4.2–1
5.3–2
6.6 September 1995Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Republic of Ireland1–03–1Euro 1996 qualifier
7.2–0
8.3–1
9.11 October 1995Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Portugal1–01–1Euro 1996 qualifier
10.30 April 1997Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Estonia2–02–01998 World Cup qualifier
11.8 June 1997Daugava Stadium, Riga Latvia3–03–11998 World Cup qualifier
12.11 October 1997Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Belarus2–04–01998 World Cup qualifier
13.4–0
14.2 June 1998Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Liechtenstein3–06–0Friendly
15.4–0

Managerial record
As of matches played on 2018-05-12
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %Ref.
Austria Wien 6 May 2005[8] 12 December 2005[27] 31 17 8 6 054.84
First Vienna 14 October 2007[28] 26 April 2010[28] 79 38 13 28 048.10
Grazer AK 26 November 2010[29] 25 May 2011[30] 15 9 5 1 060.00
Wiener Neustadt 1 June 2011 30 May 2012[10] 37 6 15 16 016.22
Austria Wien 30 May 2012[10] 11 June 2013[14] 42 30 7 5 071.43
1. FC Köln 11 June 2013[14] 3 December 2017 168 60 54 54 035.71 [31]
Borussia Dortmund 10 December 2017[23] 12 May 2018 24 10 8 6 041.67
Total 396 169 110 117 042.68 —

Honours

Player
Austria Wien
Rapid Wien

Manager
Austria Wien
1. FC Köln

References
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  15. 1. FC Köln Setzt Stöger wieder einen drauf?, Express, 2016-01-23.
  16. Bis 2020 FC-Trainer Rekord-Vertrag! Stöger feiert mit „Verlängertem“, Express, 2015-01-21.
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