Gerald Bacher

{{short description|Austrian footballer and manager (born 1968)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Gerald Bacher

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|10|8}}

| birth_place = Villach, Austria

| height = 1.77 m{{WorldFootball.net|gerald-bacher}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Wolfsberger AC (youth coach)

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1=

| years1 = 1987–1996

| clubs1 = Admira Wacker

| caps1 = 227

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1996–1997

| clubs2 = FC Linz

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1997–1998

| clubs3 = Iraklis

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1998–2000

| clubs4 = SV Spittal/Drau

| caps4 = 43

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2000–2001

| clubs5 = BSV Bad Bleiberg

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2002–2003

| clubs6 = SC Landskron

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1989

| nationalteam1 = Austria U21

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2010–2013

| managerclubs1 = SV Sachsenburg

| manageryears2 = 2011–2014

| managerclubs2 = AKA Kärnten (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs3 = SV Treffen

| manageryears4 = 2018

| managerclubs4 = Villacher SV (youth)

| manageryears5 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs5 = LAZ Spittal/Paternion

| manageryears6 = 2023–

| managerclubs6 = Wolfsberger AC (youth)

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Gerald Bacher (born 8 October 1968) is an Austrian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current assistant coach of Wolfsberger AC's under-16 team.

Coaching career

Bacher started his coaching career with SV Sachsenburg in 2010 after retiring as a player. He then had multiple stints as coach of lower level clubs, including SV Treffen between 2015 and 2016.{{cite news |last1=Tiefling |first1=Peter |title=Vier Fragen an den neuen Treffentrainer Gerald Bacher |url=https://www.meinbezirk.at/villach-land/c-sport/vier-fragen-an-den-neuen-treffentrainer-gerald-bacher_a1317785 |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=MeinBezirk.at |date=26 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121160332/https://www.meinbezirk.at/villach-land/c-sport/vier-fragen-an-den-neuen-treffentrainer-gerald-bacher_a1317785 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |language=de}} In 2023, Bacher was appointed assistant coach for Wolfsberger AC's under-16 team.{{cite web |title=Trainer & Betreuer – AKA U16 – Saison 2023/24 – Mannschaften |url=https://vereine.oefb.at/RzPelletsWac/Mannschaften/Saison-2023-24/U16/Trainer-Betreuer |website=ÖFB |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121155529/https://vereine.oefb.at/RzPelletsWac/Mannschaften/Saison-2023-24/U16/Trainer-Betreuer |archive-date=21 November 2023 |language=de}}{{cite web |title=Gerald Bacher |url=https://www.oefb.at/Profile/Trainer/795904?Gerald-Bacher |website=ÖFB |access-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121160042/https://www.oefb.at/Profile/Trainer/795904?Gerald-Bacher |archive-date=21 November 2023 |language=de}}