Gerhard Struber

Gerhard Struber
Struber in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gerhard Struber
Date of birth (1977-01-24) 24 January 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Kuchl, Austria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls (head coach)
Youth career
1985–1991 SV Kuchl
1991–1995 SV Austria Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2001 SV Austria Salzburg 50 (3)
1995 → FC Puch (loan)
1998 → Admira Wacker (loan) 4 (1)
2000 → SV Wörgl (loan) 7 (3)
2001 BSV Bad Bleiberg 9 (2)
2001–2003 LASK 30 (0)
2003–2004 SC Schwanenstadt
2004–2005 FC Hallein 04
2005–2008 SV Friedburg
2008 SC Leogang
2008 Red Bull Salzburg
International career
1996–1998 Austria U21 3 (1)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Red Bull Salzburg U19
2012–2014 SV Kuchl
2014–2015 Red Bull Salzburg U15
2016–2017 Red Bull Salzburg U16
2017–2018 Red Bull Salzburg U19
2017–2018 FC Liefering
2019 Wolfsberger AC
2019–2020 Barnsley
2020–2023 New York Red Bulls
2023–2024 Red Bull Salzburg
2024 - 2025 1. FC Köln
2025 - Bristol City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerhard Struber (born 24 January 1977) is a former Austrian player. Now he is football manager. He is head coach of Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.

Playing career

He played most of his career at SV Austria Salzburg from 1995 to 2001. He won the Austrian Bundesliga in the 1996–97 season with Salzburg and the Austrian Super Cup in 1997. Before he retired he played with less known Austrian clubs.

Coaching career

Red Bull Salzburg

After in software systems and eight years in sales and management positions at an insurance company he Struber quit his job in 2014 to work as footbaal manager. He already worked part-time as co-trainer in the academy of FC Red Bull Salzburg from mid-2007 to mid-2010 and as coach SV Kuchl for 20 months. In 2014 Struber became coach of the U 15 at the Red Bull Salzburg academy.

FC Liefering

In June 2017 he became coach of FC Liefering together with Janusz Góra. In this season he was also coach of the Red Bull Salzburg team in the UEFA Youth League. 2018–19 he became single head of Liefering. In January 2010 he left to make his UEFA Pro Licence.

Wolfsberger AC

2019-20 he became head coach of Wolfsberger AC in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Barnsley

On 20 November 2019 Struber was appointed as manager of EFL Championship side Barnsley. Barnsley was at the bottom of the league seven points away from safety. With two wins in the injurie time against Nottingham Forest and Brentford they fixed the place in the league.

New York Red Bulls

On 6 October 2020 Struber became head coach of Major League Soccer team New York Red Bulls. The Red Bulls paid an unknown sum to Barnsley in order to sign him. Struber made his coaching debut for the club in a 3–2 MLS Cup Playoffs loss against the Columbus Crew on 21 November. At the end of the season they were in the play-offs but lost the first round after a 0:0 with 0:1 in extra time versus Philadelphia Union.

FC Red Bull Salzburg

At the end of July 2023, he returned to Red Bull Salzburg as Matthias Jaissle's successor. He received a contract running until 2025 The 2023/24 season did not go as planned. The club was eliminated in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Although Salzburg finished first in the league after 26 matches, Struber was dismissed in April 2024 after two games without a win.

1. FC Köln

In the 2024/25 season, Struber took over as manager of 1. FC Köln, who had been relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. Struber was dismissed in May 2025, two rounds before the end of the season. The club was at a promotion spot at that time.

Bristol City

In June 2025, he became head coach of English Championship side Bristol City.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 28 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
Wolfsberger AC  AUT 1 July 2019 19 November 2019 211146052.38
Barnsley  ENG 19 November 2019 6 October 2020 3914817035.90
New York Red Bulls  USA 6 October 2020 8 May 2023 87332331037.93
Red Bull Salzburg  AUT 31 July 2023 present 15924060.00
Total 162673758041.36

Honours

SV Austria Salzburg

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gerhard Struber". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Gerhard Struber gibt Traineramt beim FC Liefering ab. Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 4 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Gerhard Struber: Barnsley appoint Wolfsberger AC boss as head coach". BBC Sport. 20 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Struber: “Diese Chance ist was ganz besonderes als österreichischer Trainer”. Sky Sport. 23 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "New York Red Bulls Name Gerhard Struber Head Coach". New York Red Bulls. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gerhard Struber readies for New York Red Bulls coaching debut in playoffs". MLSSoccer.com.
  7. ↑ "Columbus Crew SC 3, New York Red Bulls 2; 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap". MLSSoccer.com.
  8. ↑ Weltfussball.de:MLS Play-offs
  9. ↑ FC RB Salzburg Homepage
  10. ↑ FC RB Salzburg Homepage
  11. ↑ "1. FC Köln". Archived from the original on 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  12. ↑ 1. FC Köln
  13. ↑ BBC.com
  14. ↑ "Gerhard Struber managerial statistics". SofaScore. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "2019–20 Barnsley F.C. fixtures and results". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  16. ↑ Announced as manager 6 October, but didn't make first appearance until 21 November
  17. ↑ "Gerhard Struber New York Red Bulls Managerial Record". Metrofanatic.

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