 Gisdol coaching Lokomotiv Moscow in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1969-08-17)17 August 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Geislingen an der Steige, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Geislingen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | SC Geislingen | 70 | (8) |
| 1990–1992 | SSV Reutlingen | 30 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | SC Geislingen | 33 | (5) |
| 1993–1994 | 1. FC Pforzheim | 19 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | SpVgg Au/Iller | 77 | (20) |
| Total | 229 | (38) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1999 | TSG Salach | ||
| 2000–2002 | FTSV Kuchen | ||
| 2002–2005 | SC Geislingen | ||
| 2005–2007 | VfB Stuttgart II | ||
| 2007 | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | ||
| 2008–2009 | SSV Ulm | ||
| 2009–2011 | TSG Hoffenheim II | ||
| 2013–2015 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| 2016–2018 | Hamburger SV | ||
| 2019–2021 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| 2023–2024 | Samsunspor | ||
| 2025 | Kayserispor | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Markus Gisdol (born 17 August 1969) is a Germanfootball manager and former player who last coached Turkish clubKayserispor.
Gisdol had coaching stints atSonnenhof Großaspach,SSV Ulm and other regional sides, before joiningTSG Hoffenheim II in 2009.[1] He won promotion into theRegionalliga Süd with the team before leaving to followRalf Rangnick toSchalke 04 in March 2011, becoming Rangnick's assistant.[2] Gisdol also worked as assistant to Rangnick's replacementHuub Stevens before both Stevens and Gisdol were sacked in 2012.[3][4]
On 2 April 2013, Gisdol replacedMarco Kurz atTSG Hoffenheim.[5] At the time, Hoffenheim were 17th in theBundesliga, 4 points from safety.[4] Gisdol's first match as a manager was a 3–0 win against relegation rivalsFortuna Düsseldorf.[6] A comeback win againstBorussia Dortmund on the final day of the season secured 16th place for Hoffenheim, and they went on to beat1. FC Kaiserslautern in the relegation playoff to survive, in what was described as an 'astonishing escape'.[7]
In his first full season as head coach, Hoffenheim finished 9th and reached the DFB-Pokal quarter final.Gisdol was praised for giving the team a clear identity, and an attacking style that saw them both score and concede over 70 goals in the league that season.[8] On 16 April 2015 he renewed his contract when he signed a three-year extension.[9] After an unsuccessful start of Hoffenheim's 2015–16 campaign, Gisdol was sacked on 26 October 2015.[10] The team were 17th in the table having won just once.[11]
On 25 September 2016, he replacedBruno Labbadia as the head coach ofHamburger SV with a contract running until 30 June 2017.[12] The contract was extended to 2019 on 22 March 2017.[13] After saving Hamburg in the 2016–17 Bundesliga season from relegation, he went on a losing streak and was sacked on 21 January 2018, with club chairmanHeribert Bruchhagen saying, "we believe that a new impulse is required urgently in order for us to achieve our goal of staying in the Bundesliga".[14] Hamburg were eventually relegated from the Bundesliga for the very first time at the end of the season.[15]
On 18 November 2019, he was signed by1. FC Köln.[16] He started well at Köln, taking 24 points from his first 10 games as coach, which helped the club out of the relegation battle. Gisdol also successfully integrated young players into the first team, includingJan Thielmann,Noah Katterbach andIsmail Jakobs. On 5 August 2020, Gisdol's contract was extended until July 2023.[17][18]
On 11 April 2021, after losing toMainz 05, Gisdol was removed from his position as head coach.[19]
On 10 October 2021, he was hired byRussian Premier League clubLokomotiv Moscow.[20] Due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine, he resigned on 1 March 2022.[21]
In October 2023, he took over atSüper Lig sideSamsunspor. At the time, Samsunspor were bottom of the table with only a single point. Under Gisdol, the team's form improved significantly, and the team rose to 13th in the table.[22]
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| SC Geislingen | 1 July 2002[23] | 30 June 2005[23] | — | |||||
| Sonnenhof Großaspach | 1 July 2007[24] | 10 November 2007[24] | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 042.86 | [25] |
| Ulm 1846 | 1 July 2008[26] | 30 June 2009[26] | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 038.24 | [27] |
| TSG Hoffenheim II | 1 July 2009[28] | 23 March 2011[28] | 57 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 057.89 | [29] [30] |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2 April 2013[5] | 26 October 2015[10] | 96 | 35 | 24 | 37 | 036.46 | [31] |
| Hamburger SV | 25 September 2016[12] | 21 January 2018 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 030.77 | [32] |
| 1. FC Köln | 18 November 2019 | 11 April 2021 | 54 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 027.78 | [32] |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 16 October 2021 | 1 March 2022 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 025.00 | [33] |
| Samsunspor | 10 October 2023 | 30 June 2024 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 039.39 | [citation needed] |
| Kayserispor | 11 June 2025 | 7 October 2025 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 360 | 134 | 96 | 130 | 037.22 | — | ||
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