Franz Resch (soccer player)

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Franz Resch
Personnel
birthday 4th May 1969
place of birth Vienna ,  Austria
size 182 cm
position Defender
Juniors
Years station
0000-1989 Rapid Vienna
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1989-1993 Rapid Vienna 64 0(0)
1993-1994 VfB Mödling 32 0(1)
1994-1995 FK Austria Vienna 0 0(0)
1995-1997 VfB Mödling 60 0(1)
1997 Motherwell FC 3 0(0)
1997-1998 Darlington FC 17 0(1)
1998-2004 FC Lustenau 153 0(7)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1991 Austria 2 0(0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2004-2006 SC Fussach
2006-2007 FC Schwarzenberg
2008 FC Lauterach
2009-2014 FC Kennelbach
2015-2016 FC Lustenau
1 Only league games are given.

Franz Resch (born May 4, 1969 in Vienna ) is a former Austrian soccer player and current soccer coach .

In the early 1990s, he ran a total of two times for the Austrian national soccer team under coach Alfred Riedl . Most recently he was in charge of the Vorarlberg regional league club FC Lustenau .

Club career

Career start at Rapid

Resch began his career in the youth department of his home club SK Rapid Vienna . In the 1989 season he made his debut under newcomer Hans Krankl in the Hütteldorfer fighting team. Rapid brought about a change in the club's philosophy under Krankl, which included the increased promotion of self-build players, from which Resch benefited greatly as a result. In the tenth round of the season he was used for the first time over 90 minutes in the 0-0 away game against SK Sturm Graz . This was followed by eleven more season games, mostly as a supplementary player. In the ÖFB-Cup he was used in every game up to the semi-finals and scored the winning goal in the second round in a 2: 3 win afterwards against the Grazer AK in minute 118. In the final against FK Austria Wien , which Rapid lost 3-1 afterwards, he was surprisingly not used. At the end of the season he was the discovery of the season next to the surprisingly great Horst Steiger . At the beginning of the 1990/91 season he had to be satisfied with the role of the joker, as Krankl surprisingly relied on more established players like Reinhard Kienast or Robert Pecl on the defensive . For the second half of the season he was then converted into a midfielder by Krankl, which enabled him to play games over the full distance again. In the ÖFB Cup he was in action in every game except for the first two rounds and was also in the starting lineup of Rapid in the final against SV Stockerau . The game ended surprisingly with a 1: 2 victory for the blatant outsider, Resch was replaced by Andreas Reisinger in the 59th minute of the game .

For the 1991/92 season he was finally able to establish himself in the root formation of the green and white. Krankl let him come back to his original position on the defensive, which resulted in a sharp increase in the player's performance. After strong games at the beginning of the season, he advanced to the Austrian national team under coach Alfred Riedl in autumn 91 and played the strongest season of his career. However, the development of the club was contrary to his strong performance. With the disappointing 5th place in the table in the championship play-off, still behind Admira / Wacker , they fell far short of expectations, in the cup they couldn't get past the second round. As a consequence, coach Krankl, his biggest sponsor, had to go to the end of the season, who was replaced by Gustl Starek .

Under Starek, his status in the team changed rapidly for the worse. In the first round of the game against the Wiener Sport-Club he had to sit on the bench over the full distance, as Starek relied on a different defensive line-up. As a result, he was used in only fourteen games of the season, most of which he had to complete again in the unpopular position in midfield. At the end of the season, he followed the call of his former trainer Krankl, who in the meantime held the position of coach at the former league competitor VfB Mödling .

VfB Mödling

In addition to Resch, Krankl had already poached two other Rapid players, Herbert Gager and Andreas Poiger , who had flourished under him at Rapid and had a difficult time under Starek. With 6th place in the table, tied with Rapid, Mödling created a small sensation in a row. Krankl had formed the blatant outsider, peppered with failed talents, into a compact team that had previously been traded as the first relegation candidate. Among other things, one could record some sensational victories, whereby the 0: 2 away win in the 33rd round in the Hanappi Stadium against Rapid, which initiated the replacement of Hubert Baumgartner's coach and thus led to the installation of Ernst Dokupil , is to be seen as an emotional climax. With the departure of the successful coach Krankl to the then financial giant FC Tirol Innsbruck , the disintegration of the team was initiated. Resch, who played a big part in the success as a regular with strong performances, had moved into the focus of runner-up FK Austria Wien , who then signed him for the following season. On the part of the eternally financially tight Mödlinger, no obstacles were put in the way of the change, as a transfer fee was due.

Flop at Austria Vienna

The move to Austria should prove to be a wrong decision for Resch. Brought in by coach Hickersberger as a dream player, he surprisingly had to go early to second place, just behind Austria Salzburg in the summer of 1994, and was replaced by Egon Coordes . He preferred a different game system and placed no particular emphasis on the two purchases from Hickersberger (besides Resch also Frenk Schinkels ). As a result, Resch was only used in the Supercup and three UI-Cup games (of which only in the Supercup over 90 minutes) before he should be given back. A planned change to LASK was broken at the last second, whereupon VfB Mödling seized the moment and brought him back to the second half of the season. Resch remained without league use for the favorites.

Return to Mödling

Back in Mödling he found himself in a moderately occupied team. After the departure of Krankl, the club did not manage to prolong the successful run from the previous season and was on the lower table ranks all season. The return of Resch and the change of coach from Kurt Jara to Walter Stöffelbauer did not change anything, which meant that at the end of the season they had to go to League 2 with only four wins and only sixteen points as bottom of the table .

For the 1995/96 season , the team started with an almost unchanged team and the clear goal of "immediate resurgence" in the 2nd division. At the time of the winter transition, they were in third place in the table, only one point behind leaders FC Linz in the planned target, before coach Stöffelbauer was replaced at the spring start by preferred coach Hans Krankl, who had previously failed at Tyrol. Mödling started a negative run under returnee Krankl and slipped to fourth place in the table, 22 points behind leader Linz, by the end of the season. There were also major financial problems and a failed merger with regional neighbor Admira Wacker , which meant that the club had to make drastic savings during the season. As a consequence, Krankl was replaced by the actual manager of Mödlinger Christian Janitsch and the contracts of the “star team” were cut to regional league level.

The 1996/97 season was followed by a total sell-out of the team, after which only a handful of experienced Bundesliga players remained. Resch surprisingly remained loyal to the club and experienced another unsatisfactory season with the club. Mödling had changed from a title contender to a relegation candidate and barely managed to stay in the league when he was thirteenth. Financially, the club was no longer able to survive on its own due to a severe shortage of spectators, which had increased continuously over the last few seasons, which resulted in the merger with Admira Wacker that had already been sought in the past after the season. Resch was supposed to be one of the few Mödling players in the Bundesliga squad of the newly founded VfB Admira Wacker Mödling , but decided to move abroad.

Move to Scotland

Through the mediation of the then controversial manager Edi Brunner, he then completed a trial training with teammate Mario Dorner at the Scottish Premier League club FC Motherwell , where both of them were able to convince the then coach Alex McLeish . Both of them had previously auditioned for FC St. Johnstone , but rejected a contract due to poor conditions. Shortly after the contract was signed, Admira refused to allow the two players to change and asked for a transfer fee. Due to the merger between Mödling and Admira, there were several inconsistencies about the players' contractual situation. While Brunner took the position that both players would be free transfer, Admira announced that they would plan with both for the new season. As a result, there were tough negotiations between all parties before the Admira gave both of them clearance. Previously, McLeish in particular had campaigned for the commitment and described both as dream players. As a result, Resch in particular started the season in Scotland with great praise. Announced as an Austrian international, he had aroused some expectations among the fans that he was able to meet straight away. On August 2, 1997, he made his debut in the 2-0 home win against Dunfermline Athletic for his new club and was one of the strongest players on his team. Two more league and two league cup games followed, in which he was consistently used as a regular player and delivered appealing performances. After moving into the League Cup round of 16 at the end of August 1997, it was announced that both Austrians had only signed a monthly contract that would not be extended by the club. This caused astonishment, especially in the case of Resch, who, unlike Dorner, was able to convince. In an official announcement by the association, it was stated that they could not agree on a longer-term contract with either of them and that the association would not be willing to make a better offer.

One year in England

Less than a month later, Resch came again in a double pack with Dorner at the traditional English club FC Darlington in the Football League Third Division . After a test match in which both could score a goal to the 2-0 win against the reserves of Newcastle United , the club took them this time until the end of the season under contract. As a result, both started the season well before Resch was thrown back by several minor injuries. While Dorner worked his way up to the crowd's darling and the club's best goalscorer, Resch, who was actually ranked higher, fell more and more behind. After he lost his regular place at the end of the season, his contract was not extended. Dorner, on the other hand, was voted Player of the Year and extended it for another year.

Captain at FC Lustenau

This ended the “island” adventure for Resch, whereupon he surprisingly switched to the ambitious FC Lustenau in the Regionalliga West . With Erik Orie , the Lustenau team signed another former team-mate from Resch from Austria Wien and Mödling-Zeiten and gave the goal of the earliest promotion to the first division . In the first season they clearly failed with 5th place in the table, before Mario Dorner was brought to the club in the following season , who should drastically strengthen the offensive. As a result, with the strongest offensive in the league, they won the championship title in the Regionalliga West, but failed again in the relegation games against SV Mattersburg , which they lost with an overall result of 1: 6.

2000/01 , Roger Prinzen , another ex-professional followed the club's call, whereupon Lustenau, led by Resch as captain, presented himself even more strongly. They once again achieved the sovereign championship title in the RLW with a goal difference of +71 and also mastered the relegation hurdle with an overall result of 6: 3 against Vienna . In the professional league, the team, despite the veterans, was then very overwhelmed and was bottom of the table. Due to the bankruptcy of SV Braunau , they still had the opportunity to play in the relegation against the Vienna sports club , which they defeated with an overall result of 4-0 and thus surprisingly managed to stay in the league. In the following year, the team played in the secured midfield, Resch led his team in 33 of 36 rounds as captain on the field. In the 2003/04 season he had to back off due to many injuries and only played 11 games this season. In the meantime, Lustenau slid back into the relegation battle of the league and ended the season penultimate. After the team had to admit defeat to SCR Altach in the relegation games with an overall result of 4: 6 and then relegated again, he ended his playing career.

National team

After strong performances at Rapid, Resch advanced to Austria's A-Team player in 1991 under the then national team coach Alfred Riedl .

He made his debut on September 4, 1991 in a 1-1 draw in a friendly against Portugal in Porto . After he was able to convince, Riedl decided to let him appear from the start in the following qualifying game for the 1992 European Championship against Denmark . Austria played a weak game in a half-empty Prater stadium and deservedly lost 3-0.

After the defeat, Riedl was dismissed and Dietmar Constantini took over the coaching position on an interim basis. With the departure of Riedl, Resch was deleted from the extended group of national players despite good performance in the club and was no longer used.

Coaching career

After his active career, he completed several ÖFB trainer courses and then worked as a trainer for clubs in the Vorarlberg minor league. In 2008 he had a short interlude at Bruno Pezzey's parent club , FC Lauterach. From 2010 to 2012 he was in the 2nd Vorarlberger Landesliga with FC Kennelbach under contract.

successes

Web links

References and footnotes

  1. ^ Josef Huber .: Football 1992: Official yearbook of the Austrian Bundesliga . Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-7046-0317-1 , p. 56
  2. ↑ Kronen Zeitung of June 15, 1994, page 36
  3. ↑ Kronen Zeitung of September 7, 1994, page 37
  4. ^ Mario Dorner, One of the legendary anonymous Austrians (English) Temple Of Saints, accessed on May 19, 2010
  5. ↑ a b Motherwell FC News July 1997 motherwellfc.co.uk, accessed May 19, 2010
  6. ↑ Motherwell FC News June 1997
  7. ^ Dunfermline Athletic 0, Motherwell 2
  8. ↑ Kronen Zeitung of September 26, 1997, page 56
  9. ↑ Kronen Zeitung of May 2, 1998, page 58
  10. ↑ International match statistics from October 1988 to February 2000 ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.1 MB) oefb.at, accessed on May 19, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oefb.at
  11. ↑ Press release: Austria-Denmark ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 162 kB) oefb.at, accessed on May 19, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oefb.at
personal data
SURNAME Resch, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH 4th May 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austria