Marc Schneider (born 23 July 1980) is a Swiss professional

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manager and former player, who played as defender.

Playing career

Schneider was

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of the Swiss title-winning team of 2005–06 and part of the 2006–07 Swiss Championship winning team of

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. During his last spell at Zürich, he normally played at left back, with players such as

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and Hannu Tihinen preferred in the middle. After leaving the club, however, he moved back to his original position in the centre of defence.

Managerial career

After his active career, Schneider stepped into the coaching profession and replaced

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's caretaker manager on 1 July 2015. He was in turn succeeded by Luxembourger

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. In 2017, he was reappointed as head coach of Thun. In December 2020, the club decided to dismiss him from his duties. In June 2021, recently relegated

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club Waasland-Beveren announced that they had appointed Schneider as their new head coach, succeeding

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, who had not been able to keep the club at the highest level. He moved to manage Greuther Fürth in May 2022. He was sacked in October 2022.

Honours

FC Zürich *

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: 2004–05 * Super League/Nationalliga A: 2005–06, 2006–07

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* 1980 births Living people People from Thun Association football defenders Swiss men's footballers FC Zürich players BSC Young Boys players FC St. Gallen players FC Thun players S.K. Beveren managers SpVgg Greuther Fürth managers Swiss Super League players Belgian First Division B managers 2. Bundesliga managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium Swiss expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Germany Sportspeople from the canton of Bern {{Switzerland-footy-defender-stub