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Austrian football begins this weekend with the Twelfth League and the 2nd League (LIVE at LAOLA1) in a new era.
The replacement of the former first division by 16 clubs, including the "farm teams" and quasi-amateur teams, also involves a repositioning. "A down-to-earth spirit, emotions, pure football," Reinhard Herovits, a member of the Bundesliga Executive Board, said at the league's second coup Tuesday in Vienna.
"We have artificially stimulated the second league for more than two decades," says Herovits.
He sees reformatting as logical as it is sensible. "Above (in the Bundesliga, note) it's the leisure service, glitter, glamor, show, sparkling and scampi." Below is Leberkäse and beer. "
Not only is the epicurean slat a bit lower, but infrastructure needs have also been reduced: a stadium such as Styrian newcomer SV Lafnitz, who was chosen on Wednesday after the conversion, has not been able to do so. would not have been allowed recently. "Modern sports fields" are in high demand, not necessarily for UEFA Cup competitions.
Herovits: "The" old "clubs are breathing"
Now it's the lower house, officially called "2nd League", ie "hub" between professional football and amateur sport, clubs and players should be able to develop, in case of cases can approach the Bundesliga. U22 should be more than 25 percent, twelve players a year to make the jump to the upper house.
Let the league in the desired direction, remains to be seen.A thing that Herovits could already say: " Before, the clubs were overwhelmed, now we notice how "old" clubs breathe, and for the new one is manageable. The situation is more and more relaxed. "
Financial support came out Three pots: Each club receives a basic amount of 50,000 euros, the use of young local players is rewarded by the Austrian pot, and Clubs that resolve a professional license, but do not climb, get a license bonus of 250 000. This amount also allows the Bundesliga to be relegated in compensation.
2018/19 there is only one round of the week, otherwise played on weekends – a relief for amateur footballers.The kickoff schedules are flexible between Friday night and Sunday Afternoon: TV talk shows no longer exist 60 games will be broadcast live on Free-TV, 30 games on ORF Sport + and 30 games on LAOLA1
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Ce are the 16 coaches of the new 2nd league:
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Here are the 16 cars of the new 2nd League:
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FC Juniors Upper Austria: Ronald Brunmayr (Austria, 43 years old ) – The Austrian superior has his at the Linz Academy won the first spurs as a coach. Since the summer of 2015, Brunmayr is the head coach of FC Juniors Upper Austria.
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As active Brunmayr not only has eight international appearances, the former striker (including Austria, Ried, Sturm) was also a footballer of the year 2001, 2002 he acclaimed the GAK jersey on the Cup win and the top scorer
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SV Lafnitz: Ferdinand Feldhofer (Austria, 38 years old) – The SV Lafnitz is the only coaching station in Styria, since October 2015 he sits with the Oststeirern on the Betreuerbank. 4 out of 33
The former defenseman was allowed to play 13 times in the ÖFB jersey under Hans Krankl and Josef Hickersberger, and he also won the SK Sturm (2x) and Rapid (1x), also for FC Wacker Innsbruck played Feldhofer.
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(Austria, 48) – His coaching career began as an badistant coach under Alfred Tatar in Vienna, in the short term was the Salzburg Döbling and head coach, followed by engagements with the second team of St. Pölten and Klagenfurt, before the co -coach from January 2017 to SCWN was promoted and this summer to boss 659017] Image 6 of 33
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The former defender was active as a migratory bird, played twice in Scotland (Falkirk, St. Mirren) and also for St. Pölten, Admira, LASK , Pasching and Vienna.
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The former defender was active as a migratory bird, played twice in Scotland (Falkirk, St. Mirren) and also for St Pölten, Admira. , LASK, Pasching and Vienna.
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FC Liefering: Gerhard Struber (Austria, 41 years old) – In 2007, Struber began his coaching career in the Salzburg offspring, at the With the exception of two years with his club Kuchl he also has loyalty to the "Bulls", in the pre-season still "leader" of Lieferinger, he is now their head coach.
FC Liefering: Gerhard Struber (Austria, 41 years old) – In 2007, Struber began his coaching career with the Salzburg family, after about two years in his home club Kuchl, and remained faithful to the "Bullen". , in the pre-season "team leader" of Lieferinger, head coach
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The former midfielder has played 50 Bundesliga matches (all for Austria Salzburg) and has also been in charge of Wörgl, Admira and LASK, and is in making his UEFA Pro license.
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The former midfielder played 50 Bundesliga matches (all for Austria Salzburg), including Kick -Off for Wörgl, Admira and LASK. He is currently doing his UEFA Pro license.
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FC Wacker Innsbruck II: Thomas Grumser (Austria, 38 years old) – Aside from a short spell as a junior coach at Wattens – Grumser has spent all his coaching experience at FC Wacker, in 2013 he coached amateurs on the bench.It is in January a short intermezzo as head coach of the professionals returned to the second team in 2017. [19659017] Picture 10 of 33
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The former player of the U21 team is from Tyrol, but was also active in Wattens and Wörgl, at Outside Tyrol, the former midfielder FC Lustenau, Untersiebenbrunn and Pasching.
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SV Horn: Carsten Jancker Germany, 43) – In 2010/11, the German coached the U15 SK Rapid, then joined the co-coach of the pros, where he worked under Zoran Barisic and Mike Büskens. In the summer of 2017, he took control of the SV Horn and brought the club back to the second league.
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As an attacker, Jancker was a great man. 33 internationals (10 goals) for the DFB, winner of the Champions League and multiple champion with Bayern, champions with SK Rapid, … The German has also played in Cologne, Udine, Kaiserslautern, Mattersburg and Shanghai.
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Floridsdorfer AC: Oliver Oberhammer (Austria, 45 years) – The Viennese had been rather unterklbadig road. Prior to his post at Floridsdorf, he led Retz, ASV 13, Prottes and Rennweg. Oberhammer also pbaded on his knowledge to the offspring of Admira and Rapid SK
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As a footballer, Oberhammer was not a big number In his vita, there are mostly clubs of the Viennese lower house, like Rennweg, 1980 Vienna and SC Cover- Direct
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Oberhammer was not a great player in his day as a footballer, in his Vita are mainly Vienna clubs, such as Rennweg, 1980 Vienna and SC Cover Direct.
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Young Violets Austria Vienna: Andreas Ogris ] (Austria, 53 years old) – Since 2012, the Viennese works for Austria.In spring 2015, he was the interim head coach of professionals, since February 2014 he sits – except this interruption – among lovers of purple on the bench Former training stations: Simmering, Police, Schwadorf and FAC.
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61 internationals, a goal at the 1990 World Cup, five league titles with Austria, three cup wins, one season in Spain in Espanyol – as an attacker "Ogerl". He also played for Admira and LASK
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SC Austria Lustenau: Gernot Plbadnegger (Austria, 40 years) – With the GAK, the Styrian from 2013 to In 2017, he ascended, in October 2017, he made the jump to Lustenauer in Austria and is also part of the current UEFA Pro license course.
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Plbadnegger was a wandering bird, played in Germany in Saarbrücken, Wolfsburg, Mannheim and Rostock, Greece he laced shoes for Ergotelis, in Austria among others for Salzburg (Master 1997), Austria, GAK, Rapid, Austria in Carinthia and Admira.
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SK Austria Klagenfurt: Franz Polanz (Austria, 56 years) – In January 2017, Polanz Klagenfurt succeeded Gerhard Fellner and succeeded his first full-season promotion to 2nd league, prior to that, he coached the amateur team and sits on Ruden's bench, Griffen and Spittal.
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"clbad = "slick-10101507"> [19659116] With three clubs, the former midfielder kicked off in the top division, namely Austria's Klagenfurt, the GAK and the Forward Steyr. He was also under contract with Spittal and Wolfsberg AC
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Kapfenberger SV: Kurt Russ (Austria, 53) – C & # 39 is a return that the Styrian celebrates in Kapfenberg. Before working as an badistant coach in Mattersburg for two seasons, Russ worked at KSV from 2008, and from 2013 he was head coach of the pros.
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The former defensive team played 31 times for the national team and was at the 1990 World Cup. Among other things, the player Bundesliga 262 times represented Vienna, FC Tirol, LASK and Danube Linz on the grbad.
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FC Blau Weiß Linz: Thomas Sageder (Austria, 34 years old) – From 2011 to 2013, Sageder was already employed as a co-coach of the Linzer, after Engagements to Ried and Wallern, he returned in December 2017 as head coach.
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SK Forward Steyr: Gerald Scheiblehner (Austria , 41 years) – Scheiblehner Donau remained for five years where he began his coaching career, faithful. At St. Florian, it was finished after only six months. At Steyr, he is in his fourth season as a coach.
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Scheiblehner came to Vienna Austria in 1996 from Marchtrenk as a hope, but the 0: 0 against the GAK in August 1998 should his only game for FAK professionals remains. Danube Linz, lovers of Austria, Eintracht Wels, Vöcklabruck and Wallern testify to a mediocre career of kickers.
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WSG Wattens: Thomas Silberberger (Austria, 45 years) – As a coach, the Tyrolean represents Constance! He coached FC Kufstein for six years from 2007 to 2013, and has been working in Wattens for five years now.
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With FC Tirol and GAK Silberberger was able to prove that he was an offensive player in the European Cup, also in Wörgl, Kufstein and Austria Salzburg, he was his man
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With the Tirol FC and the GAK Silberberger was able to prove himself as an offensive player in the European Cup, also in Wörgl, Kufstein and Austria in Salzburg.
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SKU Amstetten: Robert Weinstabl (Austria, 34) – For six months Weinstabl was allowed to play second division football alongside Jürgen Halper. his first year as a coach Amstetten, he was promoted to league 2. From 2015 to 2016, he coached Sollenau.
SKU Amstetten: Robert Weinstabl (Austria, 34 years old) – During half a year, Weinstabl was able to breathe the air of the second division alongside Jürgen Halper as an badistant FAC coach.In his first year as coach of Amstetten , he managed to promote to the 2nd League From 2015 to 2016, he was trained in Sollenau
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SV Ried: Thomas Weissenböck (Austria, 46 years old) – The High Austrian got his first shots in Rieder's offspring, but 2007/08 was briefly head coach of Innviertler.He also worked at LASK, BW Linz and Grieskirchen, since 2016 he has been back in Ried since April 2018 on the front line.
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As a football player, Weissenböck defended for several years in the Oberösterreichische Landesliga in Grieskirchen
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As a footballer Weissenböck has several years in the Austrian upper league Grieskirchen defended.
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