Fabio Ingolitsch (born 10 April 1992) is an Austrian

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and former

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who was is the head coach of

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club Rheindorf Altach.

Playing career

Ingolitsch played for various lower-division clubs in

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before ending his playing career at the age of 25.

Managerial career

From 2012 to 2014 he trained youth teams of his local club SK Bischofshofen. In April 2016 he got the UEFA A-license at the age of 24 .With the beginning of the 2017–18 season he became assistance coach to

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und

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for

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. He also was assistance coach under

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. In January 2021

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became head coach of Liefering and Ingolitsch head coach of the U18 team. In October 2021 he got the UEFA-Pro-license. At the age of 29 he was the youngest Austrian who did so. With the start of the 2022/23 season he came back to Liefering as head coch. On 27 May 2024, Ingolitsch was announced as the new coach of

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's under-21 team. On 9 October 2024, a few months later, he returned to Austria to replace

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as head coach of Rheindorf Altach, then second-to-last in the

standings. At Rheindorf Altach, he reunited with his brother Sandro Ingolitsch, who was a player for the club.

Personal life

Ingolitsch is a teacher. He is the older brother of

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who plays for Rheindorf Altach in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ingolitsch, Fabio 1992 births Living people Austrian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Austrian football managers FC Liefering managers TSV St. Johann im Pongau players FC Zürich non-playing staff SC Rheindorf Altach managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers Austrian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Switzerland 21st-century Austrian sportsmen