Matthias Jaissle

Matthias Jaissle
Jaissle in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-05) 5 April 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Nürtingen, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United (head coach)
Youth career
0000–2001 TSV Neckartailfingen
2001–2006 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 1899 Hoffenheim II 8 (0)
2007–2014 1899 Hoffenheim 60 (2)
Total 68 (2)
International career
2009 Germany U-21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2017 RB Leipzig (U17)
2017–2019 Brøndby IF (Assistant)
2019–2021 Red Bull Salzburg (U18)
2021 FC Liefering
2021–2023 Red Bull Salzburg
2023-2026 Al-Ahli
2026– Newcastle United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthias Jaissle (born 5 April 1988) is a German football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current head coach of Premier League club Newcastle United F.C. He has also managed Red Bull Salzburg and Al-Ahli.

He played for 1899 Hoffenheim when they were promoted to 2. Bundesliga and to Bundesliga the following season.

Managerial career

On 3 April 2017 he became assistant of manager Alexander Zorniger of Brøndby IF starting from the summer 2017. He left Brøndby IF and became manager for FC Red Bull Salzburg's U18 academy team.

In January 2021 he became new head coach of FC Liefering after Bo Svensson left the club. After the leaving of headcoach Jesse Marsch he became new head coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg for the new season.

With the team he played in the UEFA Champions League where he is the youngest manager. For the first time FC Red Bull Salzburg plays in the knockout stage of the competition. He is the first manager of FC Red Bull Salzburg who is in office for three seasons.

The German also started the 2023/24 season as Salzburg coach. After the opening match in the Austrian Cup, the club parted ways with Jaissle at the end of July 2023. He had entered into negotiations with al-Ahli shortly before the start of the league season. He then took over the Saudi team on the same day as his dismissal. On May 3, 2025, he led Al-Ahli to the final of the AFC Champions League Elite, They won 2-0 against the Japanese team Kawasaki Frontale.

On the 5 August 2026 he joined Newcastle United as their new head coach following the departure of Eddie Howe.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 December 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
FC Liefering 4 January 2021 30 June 2021 1711334218+24064.71
Red Bull Salzburg 1 July 2021 28 July 2023 2922436921+48075.86
Al-Ahli Saudi FC 28 July 2023 30 July 2026
Total 46337611139+72071.74 —

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Matthias Jaissle". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tschüss U17! RB-Co-Trainer Jaissle verlässt Leipzig". tag24.de (in German). 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Tidligere BIF-assistent har fået job i Salzburg". bold.dk (in Danish). 20 July 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Deutscher übernimmt den FC Liefering". laola1.at (in German). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Kicker.de (German)
  6. ↑ Tiroler Tageszeitung (German)
  7. ↑ FC Red Bull Salzburg
  8. ↑ "Matthias Jaissle career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "FC Liefering: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 July 2021.