Scheiblehner stays: successful trainer extended in Linz until 2027!
Gerald Scheiblehner will remain coach at FC Blau-Weiß Linz until 2027. Continuity should develop the team and players.
Scheiblehner stays: successful trainer extended in Linz until 2027!
Gerald Scheiblehner will remain the coach of FC Blau-Weiß Linz in the coming years! The 47-year-old has signed a new contract that runs until the end of the 2026/27 season. This was officially announced after intensive discussions and the club is enthusiastic about the extension. Scheiblehner, who has been in office since the summer of 2021 and recently led the team to historic promotion to the Bundesliga, will continue his successful work. His assistant coach Andreas Gahleitner also receives a new contract and, like Scheiblehner, will stay in the steel city for two more years blauweiss-linz.at reported.
Managing director Christoph Peschek looks back confidently on the successes of the last few years. With remarkable achievements, including the championship title in the 2nd division and the establishment in the Bundesliga, he sees the coach as a decisive factor for the club. “Gerald Scheiblehner has been very successful in continually developing the team with a clear idea of football and meticulous work,” said Peschek. Sports director Christoph Schösswendter, who knows the successful coach as a former player, also emphasizes that they have made great progress together. Scheiblehner's desire for continuity is particularly emphasized - he wants to promote the development of the team, especially young talent, in order to further establish Blau-Weiß Linz in the top division.
Successful cooperation continues
“It is something special to be able to sign for another two years as a coach at a club after four years,” said Scheiblehner, pleased about the contract extension. He is pleased that after the recent excitement surrounding him, which also brought other clubs into discussions, calm has now returned and the focus can be returned to the challenges ahead. The upcoming tasks in the Bundesliga are now the focus, and Scheiblehner and his team are determined to remain on the road to success.
The extension of Scheiblehner and Gahleitner gives FC Blau-Weiß Linz the stability it needs to survive in the challenging everyday life of the Bundesliga and gives fans and those responsible hope for an exciting future laola1.at reported.