Herbert Gager (born 18 September 1969) is a retired

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who played as a defender for clubs in Austria and Greece. He is now head coach of TWL Elektra in the Regionalliga Ost (3rd level).

Club career

Born in

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, Gager began playing professional football for

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in the

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. In July 2000, Gager moved to Greece where he would spend two seasons with Skoda Xanthi F.C. playing the

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and

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. At age 32, he left Xanthi and returned to Austria to play for amateur side Hollabrunn.

International career

Gager made four appearances for the

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from 1991 to 1992.

Coaching career

Gager became head coach of

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for the remainder of the 2013–14 season after

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was sacked on 16 February 2014. He had been head coach of the reserve team since 22 December 2011. Gager was sacked on 12 May 2014. He had lost to

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2–1 the day before and was subsequently knocked–out of third–place which would have given them a

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spot. He then became head coach of

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from 4 June 2014 until he was sacked on 7 October 2014. He had lost 10 of his 19 competitive matches.

Coaching record

References

External links

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Profile at RapidarchivProfile at Austria Wien Archiv
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