_11.jpg) Struber in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerhard Struber[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-01-24)24 January 1977 (age 48)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kuchl, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1991 | SV Kuchl | ||
| 1991–1995 | SV Austria Salzburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | SV Austria Salzburg | 50 | (3) |
| 1995 | → FC Puch (loan) | ||
| 1998 | →Admira Wacker (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2000 | → SV Wörgl (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2001 | BSV Bad Bleiberg | 9 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | LASK | 30 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | SC Schwanenstadt | ||
| 2004–2005 | FC Hallein 04 | ||
| 2005–2008 | SV Friedburg | ||
| 2008 | SC Leogang | ||
| 2008 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| International career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Austria U21 | 3 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Wolfsberger AC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Barnsley | ||
| 2020–2023 | New York Red Bulls | ||
| 2023–2024 | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| 2024–2025 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| 2025– | Bristol City | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerhard Struber (born 24 January 1977) is an Austrian professionalfootball manager and formerplayer who is the head coach ofEFL Championship clubBristol City.[2]
As amidfielder, Struber spent most of his career atSV Austria Salzburg from 1995 to 2001. He won theAustrian Bundesliga in the1996–97 season with Salzburg and theAustrian Super Cup in 1997. Upon retiring as a footballer in 2008, Struber had played with several less prominent clubs.
After working two years as trainer for software systems, then eight years in sales and management positions at an insurance company, Struber quit his job to focus on coaching football teams in 2014. He already worked part time as co-trainer in the academy ofRed Bull Salzburg from mid-2007 to mid-2010, and as coach of fourth division sideSV Kuchl for 20 months. In 2014, Struber started working full time as under-15 coach at the Red Bull Salzburg academy.
In June 2017, he became coach ofFC Liefering alongsideJanusz Góra. Struber was also coach of the Red Bull Salzburg team in the2017–18 UEFA Youth League, where the defending champions were eliminated in the round of 16. In the2018–19 season, he took full charge of Liefering, but left in January to focus on taking hisUEFA Pro Licence.[3]
Struber became the new manager ofWolfsberger AC for the2019–20 season. Wolfsberg was ranked in third place after 14 games, same as the season before, and gathered four points out of four games in the2019–20 UEFA Europa League before Struber left the club.
On 20 November 2019, Struber was appointed as manager ofEFL Championship sideBarnsley, penning a two-year deal. He succeededDaniel Stendel.[4][5] Barnsley were bottom of the league, seven points away from safety. They were consigned to the relegation zone for most of the 2019–20 campaign. With two stoppage time wins against Nottingham Forest and Brentford at the end of the season, Struber guided Barnsley to securing Championship football for a second successive season. It was helped by Wigan Athletic falling into administration and getting 12 points deduction. For the 2020–21 season Struber strived to get a stable team, as he did not want to be in the relegation zone again and had ambitious goals for the future of the club.[6]
On 6 October 2020, Struber was appointed as head coach ofMajor League Soccer sideNew York Red Bulls. The Red Bulls paid an undisclosed amount to his former clubBarnsley in order to sign him.[7] Struber made his coaching debut for the club in a 3–2MLS Cup Playoffs loss against theColumbus Crew on 21 November.[8][9] Under his reign, the New York Red Bulls made the playoffs two seasons in a row.[10] Struber faced heavy scrutiny as the New York Red Bulls started the 2023 season with one win, four losses, and six draws in the first eleven games, as well as keepingDante Vanzeir in a match against theSan Jose Earthquakes after the player used a racial slur against Earthquakes playerJeremy Ebobisse. Struber admitted that he should have removed Dante Vanzeir immediately, but wasn't aware of the full situation during the game.[11] Struber departed the club in May 2023.[12][13]
On 31 July 2023, Struber became the head coach ofRed Bull Salzburg on a two-year contract.[14] On 14 March 2024, Struber was fired from Red Bull Salzburg after a loss toSturm Graz.
He was named the new head coach of1. FC Köln on 12 June 2024.[15] In May 2025, he was sacked.[16]
On 19 June 2025 he was named the new head coach ofBristol City on a three-year contract until 2028.[17]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| FC Liefering | 1 July 2018 | 4 January 2019 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 040.00 | [18] |
| Wolfsberger AC | 1 July 2019 | 19 November 2019 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 052.38 | [18] |
| Barnsley | 19 November 2019 | 6 October 2020 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 035.90 | [19] |
| New York Red Bulls | 6 October 2020[20] | 8 May 2023 | 87 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 037.93 | [21] |
| RB Salzburg | 31 July 2023 | 15 April 2024 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 058.82 | [18] |
| 1. FC Köln | 12 June 2024 | 5 May 2025 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 052.78 | [18] |
| Bristol City | 19 June 2025 | Present | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 044.44 | |
| Total | 250 | 111 | 54 | 85 | 044.40 | |||
SV Austria Salzburg
