 Wimmer in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1980-06-18) 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 | |||
Michael Wimmer (born 18 June 1980) is a German football coach who last managed Jahn Regensburg.1
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 2022.34 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.910
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 replacing Stuart Kettlewell who had resigned citing abuse from the fans.14. Wimmer led the club to an eighth place finish in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership.
SSV Jahn Regensburg
Wimmer returned to Germany after Motherwell's last match of the 2024-25 season, and contacted the Motherwell chairman and CEO to inform them that he wished to remain in Germany due to "major family reasons that had recently arisen."15
On 23 May 2025, Wimmer was appointed head coach of newly relegated 3. Liga club SSV Jahn Regensburg on a two-year deal.16 He left Regensburg in March 2026 to take up an assistant manager role at 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel17
Career record
- As of match played 7 March 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 10 October 2022 | 4 December 2022 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 050.00 | 5 |
| Austria Wien | 3 January 2023 | 13 May 2024 | 61 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 044.26 | 678 |
| Motherwell | 17 February 2025 | 23 May 2025 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 041.67 | |
| SSV Jahn Regensburg | 23 May 2025 | 9 March 2026 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 034.48 | |
| Total | 110 | 46 | 25 | 39 | 041.82 | — | ||
References
References
- Michael Wimmer at WorldFootball.net
- "Tim Walter setzt auf Michael Wimmer". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- "Start of training". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- "Bruno Labbadia wird VfB-Cheftrainer". vfb.de. 5 December 2022.
- "VfB Stuttgart — Trainer". Kicker (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- Seliger, Marco (3 January 2023). "Das erwartet Michael Wimmer bei Austria Wien". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Austria Wien » Fixtures & Results 2022/2023". World Football. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Austria Wien » Fixtures & Results 2023/2024". World Football. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "Austria stellt Michael Wimmer als Trainer frei" (in German). FK Austria Wien. 13 May 2024.
- "Austria Wien trennt sich von Ex-VfB-Trainer" (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 13 May 2024.
- Hargraves, Daniel (19 December 2024). "Exclusive: Bristol Rovers identify German coach as leading candidate for managerial vacancy". Bristol Post. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Hargraves, Daniel (21 December 2024). "Bristol Rovers forced to seek managerial alternatives after unsuccessful appeal for German coach". Bristol Post. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Michael Wimmer is the new Motherwell manager". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- Askou joins Toulouse - what now for Motherwell? - BBC Sport, 20 May 2026
- "Michael Wimmer joins SSV Jahn Regensburg". www.motherwellfc.co.uk. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- "Michael Wimmer wird neuer Chef-Trainer beim SSV Jahn" [Michael Wimmer becomes new head coach at SSV Jahn]. www.ssv-jahn.de (in German). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- "Chef-Trainer Michael Wimmer verlässt den SSV Jahn auf eigenen Wunsch" (in German). Jahn Regensburg. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.