Markus Schopp (born 22 February 1974) is an Austrian

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coach and a former

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. He is currently the head coach of

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club

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Club career

Schopp played for Sturm Graz and Red Bull Salzburg in his native Austria. With Sturm Graz, he won the

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in 1998–99. He also had stints with

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in Germany and alongside

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and

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in Italy. He retired from football in December 2007 due to chronic back problems after a loan spell with the

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International career

Schopp made his debut for the Austria national team in an August 1995 European Championship qualifying match against

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and was a participant at the

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. He earned 56 caps, scoring 6 goals. His final international was an October 2005 World Cup qualifying match against

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International goal

:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.''

Managerial career

Schopp began his coaching career in the youth system of Red Bull Salzburg following his retirement. In April 2013, he was named the interim head coach at his former club Sturm Graz until the end of the season, following the sacking of Peter Hyballa. In 2018, Schopp became the manager of TSV Hartberg in the Austrian Bundesliga. In the 2019–20 season, Schopp led the club to their highest ever finish in the Austrian Bundesliga and secured a place in the

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for the first time in club history. During the 2020–21 season, he steered the club to a seventh-placed finish. During his time as a manager at Sturm Graz and Hartberg, Schopp built a reputation as a developer of young, emerging talent. On 29 June 2021, Schopp was appointed head coach of

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club

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. He signed a three-year deal and replaced

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, who had left the club a week prior to become the new manager at

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. On 1 November 2021, Barnsley confirmed the sacking of Schopp after a poor run of form, a run of 13 games without a win and seven straight league defeats.

Personal life

Schopp is the uncle of the footballer Christoph Urdl, who played under him at Hartberg.

Career statistics

International

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Sturm Graz *

: 1998–99

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schopp, Markus 1974 births Living people Footballers from Graz Austrian men's footballers Austria men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders 1998 FIFA World Cup players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Serie A players Major League Soccer players SK Sturm Graz players Hamburger SV players Brescia Calcio players FC Red Bull Salzburg players New York Red Bulls players Austrian football managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers TSV Hartberg managers Barnsley F.C. managers LASK managers Austrian expatriate men's footballers Austrian expatriate football managers Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Austrian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate football managers in England