Gernot Messner
Gernot Messner (10 October 1980 in Villach) is a former Austrian football player in the position of a midfielder. He is the manager of Grazer AK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gernot Messner | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Villach, Austria | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Grazer AK (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | SV Spittal | ||
| 2001–2002 | SK Rapid Wien | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | SV Austria Salzburg | 19 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | FC Kärnten | 39 | (2) |
| 2007–2013 | Wolfsberger AC | 142 | (11) |
| 2013–2016 | Wolsberger II | ||
| 2017 | SK St. Andrä | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2017 | SK St. Andrä | ||
| 2017–2018 | Wolfsberger U18 | ||
| 2019 | Wolfsberger U18 | ||
| 2021– | Grazer AK | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career change
Messner began his career at SV Spittal/Drau. At the age of 20, he moved to SK Rapid Wien. There he didn't get beyond the reserve role . After half a season he moved to SV Austria Salzburg. There he became a regular player, but was often set back by injuries. He made his league debut on 21September 2002 in the game against FC Admira Wacker Mödling.
Due to the takeover from Red Bull to FC Red Bull Salzburg, he was no longer planned and so he moved to FC Kärnten, where he played for two years. Since 2007 he played for Wolfsberger AC . 2009 they were promoted to the Bundesliga. He spent another season in the Bundesliga . Then he played for the club's amateurs from the 2013/14 season on. In January 2017 he moved to SK St. Andrä. There he ended his playing career after the 2016/17 season.
Manager career change
From the 2013/14 season, Messner acted as a playing assistant coach for the Wolfsberger amateurs. For the 2015/16 season he took over as head coach at fifth-class SK St. Andrä. After two seasons in St. Andrä, he returned to the WAC for the 2017/18 season. There he became head coach of the U-18s in the academy. In August 2018 he was promoted to head of the academy. In the second half of the 2018/19 season he also coached the U-18s again.
In December 2021 Messner left Wolfsberg and became coach of the second division team Grazer AK.[1]