Gerald Scheiblehner (born 25 February 1977) is a professional

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who is the current head coach of Swiss record champions

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Career

Player

Scheiblehner is a youth product of VOEST Linz and SC Marchtrenk. He had a stint as a professional footballer with

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, where he mostly played for their reserves. He had a short loan with

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, before moving to Eintracht Wels in 2021. After a short stint with

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, he finished his career with Wallern from 2003 to 2009.

Manager

After he ended his playing career, he became coach and sporting of

in the

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. He caught attention for strong league finishes and youth development in his 4 years there. In 2014 he became coach of Union St. Florian in the

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. From 2015 to 2019 he trained

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. In 2017–18 the club was promoted to the 2. Liga after coming 3rd in the league and winning the playoffs, and extended his contract until 2020. In 2019, he became coach of Juniors OÖ in the 2. Liga. On 18 June 2021, he moved to Blau-Weiß Linz. He helped Blau-Weiß Linz win the

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, was named coach of the season in the division, and earned them promotion to the

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. He departed BW Linz on 23 June 2025. One day later, he was confirmed as the new head coach of

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side

. He signs on a two year contract until 2027.

Personal life

Scheiblehner has been married to his wife for over 18 years and together they have three sons.

Honours

Blau-Weiß Linz * 2. Liga:

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References

External links

OEFB Manager ProfileOEFB Player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scheiblehner, Gerald 1977 births Living people Footballers from Linz Austrian men's footballers Austrian football managers Men's association football midfielders FK Austria Wien players Austrian Football Bundesliga players SK Vorwärts Steyr managers FC Blau-Weiß Linz managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers Grasshopper Club Zürich managers Swiss Super League managers FC Wels players SV Wallern players