Markus Schopp

{{about|the Austrian footballer|the German footballer|Markus Schupp}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Markus Schopp

| image = SC Wiener Neustadt vs. SKN St. Pölten 2018-05-31 (044).jpg

| caption = Schopp in 2018

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|02|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Graz, Austria

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = LASK (manager)

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1991–1996

| clubs1 = Sturm Graz

| caps1 = 102

| goals1 = 10

| years2 = 1996–1998

| clubs2 = Hamburger SV

| caps2 = 40

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1998–2001

| clubs3 = Sturm Graz

| caps3 = 101

| goals3 = 20

| years4 = 2001–2005

| clubs4 = Brescia Calcio

| caps4 = 80

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2005–2006

| clubs5 = FC Red Bull Salzburg

| caps5 = 31

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2006–2007

| clubs6 = New York Red Bulls

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 364

| totalgoals = 42

| nationalyears1 = 1995–2005

| nationalteam1 = Austria

| nationalcaps1 = 56

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| manageryears1 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs1 = Sturm Graz II

| manageryears2 = 2013

| managerclubs2 = Sturm Graz (caretaker)

| manageryears3 = 2013–2017

| managerclubs3 = Sturm Graz II

| manageryears4 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs4 = St. Pölten (assistant/analyst)

| manageryears5 = 2018–2021

| managerclubs5 = TSV Hartberg

| manageryears6 = 2021

| managerclubs6 = Barnsley

| manageryears7 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs7 = TSV Hartberg

| manageryears8 = 2024–

| managerclubs8 = LASK

}}

Markus Schopp (born 22 February 1974) is an Austrian football coach and a former midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK Linz.

Club career

Schopp played for Sturm Graz and Red Bull Salzburg in his native Austria. With Sturm Graz, he won the Austrian Bundesliga in 1998–99. He also had stints with Hamburger SV in Germany and alongside Roberto Baggio and Pep Guardiola at Brescia in Italy.

He retired from football in December 2007 due to chronic back problems after a loan spell with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.[http://www.wienerzeitung.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3647&Alias=sport&cob=318077 Der Abschied eines Unvollendeten]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Wiener Zeitung(German)[http://soccer-source.blogspot.com/2007/12/schopp-calls-it-career.html Schopp calls it career] - Soccer Source(English)

International career

Schopp made his debut for the Austria national team in an August 1995 European Championship qualifying match against Latvia and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023193933/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=154100/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA He earned 56 caps, scoring 6 goals.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF His final international was an October 2005 World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland.

=International goal=

:Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.

class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	15 November 1995	Windsor Park, Belfast	{{fb\|NIR}}	1–3	3–5	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
2.	12 October 2002	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk	{{fb\|BLR}}	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2004 qualification
3.	26 March 2003	Merkur-Arena, Graz	{{fb\|GRE}}	1–2	2–2	Friendly
4.	9 October 2004	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna	{{fb\|POL}}	1–1	1–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	rowspan=2\| 12 October 2004	rowspan=2\| Windsor Park, Belfast	rowspan=2\| {{fb\|NIR}}	1–0	rowspan=2\| 3–3	rowspan=2\| 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	2–3

Managerial career

Schopp began his coaching career in the youth system of Red Bull Salzburg following his retirement.

In April 2013, he was named the interim head coach at his former club Sturm Graz until the end of the season, following the sacking of Peter Hyballa.

In 2018, Schopp became the manager of TSV Hartberg in the Austrian Bundesliga.{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2021/june/markus-schopp-joins/|title=MARKUS SCHOPP JOINS THE REDS|website=Barnsley Football Club|date=29 June 2021|accessdate=29 June 2021}} In the 2019–20 season, Schopp led the club to their highest ever finish in the Austrian Bundesliga and secured a place in the UEFA Europa League for the first time in club history.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2021-06-29/barnsley-fc-appoint-markus-schopp-as-new-head-coach-on-three-year-deal|title=Barnsley FC appoint Markus Schopp as new head coach on three-year deal|website=ITV|date=29 June 2021|accessdate=29 June 2021}} During the 2020–21 season, he steered the club to a seventh-placed finish. During his time as a manager at Sturm Graz and Hartberg, Schopp built a reputation as a developer of young, emerging talent.

On 29 June 2021, Schopp was appointed head coach of Championship club Barnsley.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11713/12344880/barnsley-appoint-markus-schopp-as-new-head-coach-after-valerien-ismael-joins-west-brom|title=Barnsley appoint Markus Schopp as new head coach after Valerien Ismael joins West Brom|website=Sky Sports|date=29 June 2021|accessdate=29 June 2021}} He signed a three-year deal and replaced Valérien Ismaël, who had left the club a week prior to become the new manager at West Bromwich Albion. On 1 November 2021, Barnsley confirmed the sacking of Schopp after a poor run of form, a run of 13 games without a win and seven straight league defeats.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58993547|title = Barnsley sack Schopp after torrid run|work = BBC Sport}}

Personal life

Schopp is the uncle of the footballer Christoph Urdl, who played under him at Hartberg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/23-24/christoph-urdl-----hartberg-ist-das-kleine-brighton-von-oesterreich---/|title=Bundesliga.at - Christoph Urdl: „Hartberg ist das kleine Brighton von Österreich“|website=www.bundesliga.at}}

Career statistics

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="11"\|Austria \|1995	4	1
1996	6	0
1997	4	0
1998	5	0
1999	3	0
2000	6	0
2001	6	0
2002	4	1
2003	7	1
2004	7	3
2005	4	0
colspan="2"\|Total	56	6

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align="left" \|Sturm Graz II \|{{Flagicon\|Austria}} \|align=left\|12 April 2012 \|align=left\|21 April 2013 {{WDL\|26\|9\|5\|12}}
align="left" \|Sturm Graz (caretaker) \|{{Flagicon\|Austria}} \|align=left\|22 April 2013 \|align=left\|3 June 2013 {{WDL\|6\|1\|0\|5}}
align="left" \|Sturm Graz II \|{{Flagicon\|Austria}} \|align=left\|14 June 2013 \|align=left\|30 June 2017 {{WDL\|120\|42\|37\|41}}
align="left" \|TSV Hartberg \|{{Flagicon\|Austria}} \|align=left\|7 June 2018 \|align=left\|29 June 2021 {{WDL\|108\|40\|24\|44}}
align="left" \|Barnsley \|{{Flagicon\|England}} \|align=left\|29 June 2021 \|align=left\|1 November 2021 {{WDL\|16\|1\|6\|9}}
align="left" \|TSV Hartberg \|{{Flagicon\|Austria}} \|align=left\|2 December 2022 \|align=left\|2 September 2024 {{WDL\|58\|22\|14\|22}}
align="left" \|LASK \|{{Flagicon\|Austria}} \|align=left\|3 September 2024 \|align=left\|Present {{WDL\|40\|20\|10\|10}}
colspan=4 \| Total {{WDLtot\|374\|135\|96\|143}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align="left" |Sturm Graz II