Markus Gisdol (born 17 August 1969) is a German

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manager and former player.

Managerial career

Gisdol had coaching stints at Sonnenhof Großaspach, Ulm 1846, and 1899 Hoffenheim II. He was the assistant manager at

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. On 2 April 2013, Gisdol replaced

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at 1899 Hoffenheim. Gisdol's first match as a manager was a 3–0 win against

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and he went on to save them from relegation, leading to his full appointment as Hoffenheim's head coach. On 16 April 2015 he renewed his contract when he signed a three-year extension. After an unsuccessful start of Hoffenheim's 2015–16 campaign, Gisdol was sacked on 26 October 2015. On 25 September 2016, he replaced

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as the head coach of

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with a contract running until 30 June 2017. The contract was extended to 2019 on 22 March 2017. After saving Hamburg in the 2016–17 Bundesliga season from relegation, he went on a losing streak and was sacked on 21 January 2018. On 18 November 2019, he was signed by 1. FC Köln. On 5 August 2020, Gisdol's contract was extended until July 2023. On 11 April 2021, after losing to

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, Gisdol was removed from his position as head coach. On 10 October 2021, he was hired by

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club

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. Due to the

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, he resigned on 1 March 2022.

Coaching record

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