Thomas Saggeder becomes an assistant coach at SK Rapid: New wind in the coaching team!

Thomas Saggeder becomes an assistant coach at SK Rapid: New wind in the coaching team!

Wien, Österreich - The SK Rapid signed Thomas Saggeder as a new assistant coach. This was officially announced today on June 2, 2025. Sageder will strengthen Peter Stöger's coaching team and receives a contract that runs by summer 2027. The 41-year-old football coach had recently worked as head coach at the LASK and managed 37 competitive games there. Before his time in Linz, Saggeder gained experience with several clubs, including FC Liefering, Blau-Weiß Linz, SV Ried and VfL Wolfsburg.

rapid sports director Markus Katzer expressed himself extremely positively about the commitment of Sineder and emphasized his extensive experience and his character properties. These positive assessments are supplemented by Stöger's view of the interpersonal relationships in the coaching team. "These are crucial for the common success," emphasized the trainer.

a strong coaching team

The team of coaching by Peter Stöger remains largely unchanged and consists of several experienced coaches:

• Thomas Saggeder (co-trainer)
• Stefan Kulovits (assistant coach)
• Daniel Seper (assistant trainer)
• Jürgen Macho (goalkeeper coach)
• David Lechner (athletics trainer)
• Julian Helml (rehabilitation and individual coaches)
• Daniel Schmitt and Linus Braun (analysts)

Luca Pavlović, who worked as an assistant coach, received praise for his work done, but does not remain part of the new coaching staff.

Thomas Saggeder was born on September 5, 1983 and has a broad coaching career that started in 2007. Among other things, he was an assistant coach at Red Bull Salzburg and also worked internationally, such as at Red Bull Ghana. Before his commitment to the LASK, he worked in various junior and club teams. His coaching career includes numerous stations that underline its versatility and commitment in football.

summarized it can be said that SK Rapid takes an important step towards a successful future with the commitment of Thomas Saggeder. The combination of experienced trainers and a stable team should help to achieve the aim of the association.

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