Marc Schneider (footballer)
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 Schneider coaching FC Thun in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Schneider | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Thun, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Waasland-Beveren (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Thun | 122 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Zürich | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Thun | 32 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Zürich | 85 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | St. Gallen | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Young Boys | 35 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Thun | 38 | (0) |
| Total | 331 | (15) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | Thun | ||
| 2017–2020 | Thun | ||
| 2021– | Waasland-Beveren | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Marc Schneider (born 23 July 1980) is a Swiss professional football manager and a former player, who played as defender[1] and is the current manager of Waasland-Beveren.[2]
Playing career[]
Schneider was captain of the Swiss title-winning team of 2005–06 and part of the 2006–07 Swiss Championship winning team of FC Zürich. During his last spell at Zürich, he normally played at left back, with players such as Steve von Bergen and Hannu Tihinen preferred in the middle. After leaving the club, however, he moved back to his original position in the centre of defence.
Managerial career[]
After his active career, Schneider stepped into the coaching profession and replaced Ciriaco Sforza as Thun's caretaker manager on 1 July 2015.[3] He was in turn succeeded by Luxembourger Jeff Saibene. In 2017, he was reappointed as head coach of Thun.[4] In December 2020, the club decided to dismiss him from his duties.[5]
In June 2021, recently relegated Belgian First Division B club Waasland-Beveren announced that they had appointed Schneider as their new head coach, succeeding Nicky Hayen, who had not been able to keep the club at the highest level.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Stats Centre: Marc Schneider Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "Marc Schneider". sfl.ch. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Le FC Thoune et Ciriaco Sforza se séparent". SwissFootballLeague (in French). 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Jeff Saibene va céder sa place à son assistant Marc Schneider". Le Journal du Jura (in French). 14 January 2017.
- ^ "FC Thun Berner Oberland - Marc Schneider tritt zurück". fcthun.ch (in German). 5 October 2020.
- ^ Houttequiet, Wim (17 June 2021). "Waasland-Beveren stelt zijn nieuwe coach Marc Schneider voor: "Het juiste moment en de juiste plaats voor buitenlands avontuur"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch).
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