Mario Sonnleitner becomes an assistant coach at FAC-ascent or descent?

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Mario Sonnleitner wird Co-Trainer beim FAC und verfolgt ehrgeizige Ziele im österreichischen Profi-Fußball.
Mario Sonnleitner becomes an assistant coach at FAC and pursues ambitious goals in Austrian professional football. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

Floridsdorf, Österreich - Mario Sonnleitner, known from his impressive career as a player, now has ambitious coaching ambitions. After 357 missions for Rapid Vienna and 108 games with Sturm Graz, the former defender took his first step into the coaching world. After a short intermezzo as a young coach at Rapid and a first commitment to ASV 13, Sonnleitner now takes on the role of assistant coach at the second division team, where he acts under chief coach Mitja Mörec. This change comes after Gerald Linshalm has left the club and indicates Sonnleitner's striving for further development, which was already felt in the youth field when he gained the first trainer experiences, such as laola1.at reported.

an emerging trainer with vision

In a first statement, Sonnleitner was enthusiastic about his new position: "The FAC is an association that has worked very well in recent years and has enormous potential." This assessment is underpinned by the positive impressions that managing directors Lukas Fischer collected during the selection processes. Fischer emphasizes: "The conversations with Mario were extremely positive from the start." The association, currently in table position 13, would like to bring a breath of fresh air to the team with Sonnleitner and Mörec to banish the impending risk of relegation. The gap to the relegation places is currently seven points, which puts the FAC under pressure to make the season more successful because they go into the winter break with 16 points.

In the impressive Vita of Sonnleitner, there is no lack of experience, even if his ascent to the professional coaching landscape was prevented by relegation of ASV 13 to the 2nd Landesliga. Nevertheless, the former player only finds praising words for his former club: "But I would like to express a big thank you to ASV 13! The club gave me the opportunity to gain my first experience as a trainer." With this decision, Sonnleitner is now taking the leap into a new era and is visibly high for the development of the FAC, as well as