Werner Gregoritsch
| Werner Gregoritsch | ||
.jpg) Werner Gregoritsch in 2009
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | March 22, 1958 | |
| place of birth | Graz , Austria | |
| size | 180 cm | |
| position | Storm | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Graz AK | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1976-1981 | Graz AK | 42 (11) |
| 1981-1983 | SK VOEST Linz | 49 (9) |
| 1983-1984 | Graz AK | 20 (5) |
| 1984-1985 | First Vienna FC | 22 (3) |
| 1985-1987 | DSV Leoben | |
| 1987-1988 | Deutschlandsberger SC | |
| 1988-1989 | SV Güssing | |
| 1989-1990 | ASK Schlaining | |
| 1990-1991 | ESK Graz | |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1988-1989 | SV Güssing (player-coach) | |
| 1989-1991 | ASK Schlaining | |
| 1991 | ESK Graz | |
| 1992-2000 | Grazer AK youth | |
| 2000-2001 | Graz AK | |
| 2002-2004 | SV Mattersburg | |
| 2005-2006 | LASK Linz | |
| 2006-2011 | Kapfenberger SV | |
| 2012– | Austria U-21 | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Werner "Gregerl" Gregoritsch (born March 22, 1958 in Graz ) is a former Austrian football player and current coach . He has been in charge of the Austrian U-21 national team since 2012 .
Career as a player
As a toddler he came to the Grazer AK , where he won the Austrian youth championship in 1976, which was then played as a cup. At the same time he made his debut in the GAK combat team at the age of 17; mostly he ran as a center forward. After his apprenticeship years at the GAK, he played for VOEST Linz from 1981 to 1983 , then another season in Graz. In the 1984/1985 season he played in the Bundesliga for Vienna , where he ended his career in Austria's top division at the age of 29. Between 1986 and 1987 he played one and a half seasons in the 2nd Bundesliga at DSV Leoben . Another station as a player was the regional division Deutschlandsberger SC . His coaching career began in 1989 at the Burgenland regional league club SV Güssing, initially as a player coach. With a stopover at ASK Schlaining (Burgenland), he ended up in his home district at ESK Graz , initially also as a player-coach, then only as a coach.
Coaching career
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After Werner Gregoritsch began his coaching career at ESK Graz , he was hired again at his home club GAK (Grazer Athletik Klub). There he was a youth trainer, amateur trainer, assistant trainer of the fighting team and youth leader and is still considered the foster father of the GAK junior academy. In 1992 he became Austrian youth champion with the BNZ GAK / Sturm.
He began his coaching career in April 2000 as head coach at the Grazer AK. At his home club he was already working as a youth leader and coach of the amateurs when, after Klaus Augenthaler's move to 1. FC Nürnberg, his assistant coach Rainer Hörgl was promoted to head coach and was dismissed after a few rounds. The GAK was only seventh in the disappointing championship round 1999/2000 , but he was Cup winner and Supercup winner 2000 and thus qualified for the UEFA Cup . In the following season, the GAK under Gregoritsch was able to oust local rivals SK Sturm Graz from third place in a memorable championship finish in the last round with a 2-1 away win at SV Austria Salzburg and was thus again qualified for the UEFA Cup. In autumn 2001, however, after a few defeats and disagreements with the team, he was dismissed by the GAK presidium and replaced by Christian Keglevits.
From 2002 to mid-2004 he was the coach of SV Mattersburg . In his first season he managed to stay up with the Burgenlanders, in his first full season in 2002/03 he was promoted and in 2003/04 he unexpectedly stayed in the Bundesliga . The roster of the Burgenland consisted mainly of players from Burgenland. Gregoritsch was named "Trainer of the Year 2003" in the annual election organized by the Kronen Zeitung .
In 2004/05 Gregoritsch took over the position of coach at LASK Linz, which at the time was at the bottom of the table in the second division . He led the team to a secure midfield position and initiated a similar mood of optimism as in Mattersburg. In 2005/06 the LASK was considered a candidate for promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga, but the promotion goal was missed. In May 2006 Gregoritsch left the Linz athletes.
In September 2006 Werner Gregoritsch was presented as the new coach of SV Kapfenberg . Although he had planned a longer break after leaving LASK, he took over the coaching scepter at the Erste Liga club SV Kapfenberg, which under coach Drazen Svalina only had two points out of eleven rounds. He celebrated his debut with a 1: 1 in the Kapfenberg Franz-Fekete-Stadion against local rivals DSV Leoben . Although he moved a lot, he did not succeed in preventing the Kapfenbergers from relegating.
With 32 points from 33 games they occupied the penultimate place in the table. In terms of sport, SV Kapfenberg was relegated. Since some clubs could not meet the license requirements, there was still a chance of remaining in the first division. As a sign that things will continue, Werner Gregoritsch extended his contract prematurely by three years, regardless of the league.
Since the GAK and Admira Wacker Mödling did not receive a license in the last instance, SV Kapfenberg was also able to contest the 2007/2008 season in the second highest Austrian division, the first division.
This was the beginning of an amazing success story. After 15 games they were at the top of the table for the first time. Until the 1: 3 defeat against FC Kärnten they remained unbeaten in 14 games in a row. The lead over the pursuers SC Austria Lustenau was eight points at this point. With three rounds before the end of the championship, the club now has a nine-point lead over the pursuers and an additional goal difference of 18 goals. The promotion to the top Austrian league after 41 years was thus celebrated at an early stage. In the 2008/2009 season , relegation could be fixed with a 2-0 win over SK Austria Kärnten three rounds before the end. In the end, the season ended in eighth place. In the 2009/2010 season he changed his only 15-year-old son Michael on April 14, 2010 in the game against Austria in the 80th minute amid loud protests from the fans, who then scored the opening goal with his third ball contact.
On November 22nd, 2011 it was announced that Kapfenberger SV had terminated the contract with Gregoritsch by mutual agreement. The reason for the resignation was given as the consistently poor performance of Kapfenberg in the current season.
On January 20, 2012, the ÖFB announced that Werner Gregoritsch had been appointed as the successor to Andreas Herzog , who moved to the US national team as assistant coach , and that he was now in charge of the Austrian U-21 national team . Gregoritsch signed a contract until 2014 with an option until 2015. In November 2016, his team missed qualifying for the U-21 European Championship in Poland in 2017 in the playoff games against Spain. The team of team manager Werner Gregoritsch won the play-off first leg a respectable 1: 1, but after the 0-0 in the second leg they lost due to the away goals rule. For the European Championships in Italy and San Marino he was able to qualify with the U21 after two 1-0 successes over Greece in the play-offs. In the finals, however, the team did not get beyond the group stage.
Success as a trainer
- Austrian cup winner 1999/2000 with the Grazer AK
- Austrian Supercup winner 2000 with the Grazer AK
- 3rd place Austrian championship 2000/2001 with the Grazer AK
- UEFA Cup qualification 2000/2001 with the Grazer AK
- Champion First League with SV Mattersburg 2003/2004
- Runner-up first league with LASK Linz 2005/06
- Champion First League with Kapfenberger SV 2007/2008
- Austrian youth champion with the BNZ GAK / Sturm
- Playoff games for the qualification for the U-21 European Championship in Poland 2017
Private
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Parallel to his career as a football player, Gregoritsch began his teaching degree in "German and Gymnastics" at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz , which he broke off and moved to the University of Education in Graz. After finishing his professional football career and graduating from the University of Education, he taught German and gymnastics. Werner Gregoritsch is married and has two children. His son Michael is also a professional soccer player.
In 1997 Gregoritsch was diagnosed with testicular cancer as part of a routine examination . Since then, Gregoritsch has been describing his situation at the time in cancer self-help groups or at cancer congresses. Werner Gregoritsch was made Knight of Honor of Oberkapfenberg in April 2008 for his services to the municipality of Kapfenberg . Since then he has been allowed to call himself "Werner, noble master of the round leather".
Web links
- Werner Gregoritsch in the database of weltfussball.de
- ORF sports archive
- Kapfenberg trainer: Werner, the noble knight of the round leather ( Memento from April 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), Kleine Zeitung from April 8, 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kleine Zeitung of November 22, 2011: Gregoritsch and Kapfenberg go their separate ways (accessed on November 22, 2011)
- ↑ ÖFB: Gregoritsch takes over U21 team (accessed on January 21, 2012)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gregoritsch, Werner |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gregerl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |