Gernot Messner

Gernot Messner
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-09-10) 10 September 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth Villach, Austria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grasshopper Club Zürich U21 (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
Managerial career
2015–2017 SK St. Andrä
2017–2018 Wolfsberger U18
2019 Wolfsberger U18
2021–2024 Grazer AK
2025–2026 Grasshopper U21
2026 Grasshopper (interim)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gernot Messner (born 10 October 1980) is an Austrian football manager and a former player. He was born in Villach. He was the manager of Grazer AK between 2021 and 2024.

On 31 October 2025, he became the coach of the under-21 team of Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich. On 16 March 2026, he was nominated as interim head coach of the first team, following Gerald Scheiblehner's dismissal. His caretaker spell came to an end on 4 May 2026.

References

  1. ↑ "G. Messner". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Gernot Messner übernimmt als neuer U21 Cheftrainer" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "GC Zürich trennt sich von Cheftrainer Gerald Scheiblehnerh" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Peter Zeidler wird neuer Cheftrainer des Grasshopper Club Zürich" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.