Michael Wimmer

Michael Wimmer
Wimmer in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-06-18) 18 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Dingolfing, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell (manager)
Youth career
FC Dingolfing
SpVgg Landshut
–1999 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 SV Lohhof 30 (1)
2000–2002 Greuther Fürth II
2002–2005 FC Dingolfing
2006 FC Ismaning 9 (0)
2006–2010 FC Dingolfing
Managerial career
2022 VfB Stuttgart (interim)
2023–2024 Austria Wien
2025– Motherwell
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Wimmer (born 18 June 1980) is a German football coach who manages Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.[1]

Career

Early career

In the summer of 2019 he became assistant coach of VfB Stuttgart.[2] On 11 October 2022, Wimmer took over as head coach of VfB Stuttgart on interim basis until December 2022.[3][4] Wimmer finished his interim role with a record of four wins, one draw, and three losses.[5]

Austria Wien

He became the new head coach of Austria Wien on 3 January 2023.[6] His first match was a 3–1 win against Austria Klagenfurt.[7] On 21 July 2023, Austria Wien started the 2023–24 season with a 7–0 away victory over SV Spittal/Drau in the Austrian Cup.[8] On 13 May 2024, he was dismissed following a 4–0 home defeat against Wolfsberger AC with only one matchday remaining in the season during the relegation round, in which the club was in eighth place in the overall table.[9][10]

In December 2024, Wimmer was identified as the leading candidate for the vacant manager's position at English League One club Bristol Rovers,[11] however the club were unable to secure a work permit to allow the appointment to go through.[12]

Motherwell

On 17 February 2025, Wimmer was appointed manager of Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.[13]

Career record

As of match played 22 February 2025
Team From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
VfB Stuttgart 10 October 2022 4 December 2022 8 4 1 3 050.00 [5]
Austria Wien 3 January 2023 13 May 2024 61 27 16 18 044.26 [6][7][8]
Motherwell 17 February 2025 Present 1 0 0 1 000.00
Total 69 31 17 21 044.93 —

References

  1. ^ a b Michael Wimmer at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Tim Walter setzt auf Michael Wimmer". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Start of training". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Bruno Labbadia wird VfB-Cheftrainer". vfb.de. 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "VfB Stuttgart — Trainer". Kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b Seliger, Marco (3 January 2023). "Das erwartet Michael Wimmer bei Austria Wien". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Austria Wien » Fixtures & Results 2022/2023". World Football. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Austria Wien » Fixtures & Results 2023/2024". World Football. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Austria stellt Michael Wimmer als Trainer frei" (in German). FK Austria Wien. 13 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Austria Wien trennt sich von Ex-VfB-Trainer" (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 13 May 2024.
  11. ^ Hargraves, Daniel (19 December 2024). "Exclusive: Bristol Rovers identify German coach as leading candidate for managerial vacancy". Bristol Post. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  12. ^ Hargraves, Daniel (21 December 2024). "Bristol Rovers forced to seek managerial alternatives after unsuccessful appeal for German coach". Bristol Post. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Michael Wimmer is the new Motherwell manager". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.