Michael Wimmer
German football manager (born 1980)
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Michael Wimmer (born 18 June 1980) is a German football coach who last managerd Jahn Regensburg.[1]
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Wimmer in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Dingolfing, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Dingolfing | |||
| SpVgg Landshut | |||
| –1999 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | SV Lohhof | 30 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Greuther Fürth II | ||
| 2002–2005 | FC Dingolfing | ||
| 2006 | FC Ismaning | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | FC Dingolfing | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | VfB Stuttgart (interim) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Austria Wien | ||
| 2025 | Motherwell | ||
| 2025–2026 | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Early career
In the summer of 2019 he became assistant coach of VfB Stuttgart.[2] On 11 October 2022, Wimmer took over as head coach of VfB Stuttgart on interim basis until December 2022.[3][4] Wimmer finished his interim role with a record of four wins, one draw, and three losses.[5]
Austria Wien
He became the new head coach of Austria Wien on 3 January 2023.[6] His first match was a 3–1 win against Austria Klagenfurt.[7] On 21 July 2023, Austria Wien started the 2023–24 season with a 7–0 away victory over SV Spittal/Drau in the Austrian Cup.[8] On 13 May 2024, he was dismissed following a 4–0 home defeat against Wolfsberger AC with only one matchday remaining in the season during the relegation round, in which the club was in eighth place in the overall table.[9][10]
In December 2024, Wimmer was identified as the leading candidate for the vacant manager's position at English League One club Bristol Rovers,[11] however the club were unable to secure a work permit to allow the appointment to go through.[12]
Motherwell
On 17 February 2025, Wimmer was appointed manager of Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.[13]
SSV Jahn Regensburg
On 23 May 2025, Wimmer was appointed head coach of newly relegated 3. Liga club SSV Jahn Regensburg on a two-year deal.[14] Having returned to Germany after Motherwell's last match of the season, he attributed his decision to major family reasons that had recently arisen.[15] He left Regensburg in March 2026.[16]
Career record
- As of match played 31 January 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 10 October 2022 | 4 December 2022 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50.00 | [5] |
| Austria Wien | 3 January 2023 | 13 May 2024 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 44.26 | [6][7][8] |
| Motherwell | 17 February 2025 | 23 May 2025 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 41.67 | |
| SSV Jahn Regensburg | 23 May 2025 | Present | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 34.78 | |
| Total | 104 | 44 | 23 | 37 | 42.31 | — | ||