Ralph Hasenhüttl

Ralph Hasenhüttl ( born 9 August 1967) is an Austrian professional football manager and former player. During his playing career, he played as a centre forward.

Playing career
Born in Graz he started his career with hometown club GAK, making his first team debut in the 1985–86 season. Then he went to Austria Wien in 1989, with whom he won three successive Bundesliga titles and two Austrian Cups. His next stop was Austria Salzburg in 1994, where he won another Bundesliga title as well as an Austrian Super Cup. From 1996 on  Hasenhüttl played abroad playing for Mechelen and Lierse in Belgium. Then  he signed for 1. FC Köln and in 2000 moved to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Hasenhüttl finished his career at Bayern Munich II, in the Regionalliga Süd.

Hasenhüttl played eight times for the Austria national team, scoring three goals.
Career statistics 
International 
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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAustria198811199010199242199420Total 8 3

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each  Hasenhüttl goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Ralph HasenhüttlNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1  17 May 1988  Népstadion,   Budapest, Hungary  2-04-0  Friendly match2  14 April 1992 Prater Stadion, Vienna, Austria  4-0 4-0 Friendly match3 19 May 1992   Lehener Stadion,   Salzburg, Austria   1-1 2-4  Friendly match

Managerial career
SpVgg Unterhaching
Between 2004 and 2005  Hasenhüttl was a youth-team coach at SpVgg Unterhaching. In March 2007, he became caretaker manager until the appointment of Werner Lorant, under whom he worked as assistant coach. On 4 October 2007, Hasenhüttl became the new head coach. In the 2009–10 season they were less successful so Hasenhüttl was sacked on 22 February 2010. His final match was a 1–1 draw against Borussia Dortmund II on 21 February 2010.

VfR Aalen
In January 2011, Hasenhüttl followed Rainer Scharinger as the coach of third division VfR Aalen, Aalen was  in 16th place, one point above the relegation zone. Aalen's survival in the 3. Liga earned him a year's contract extension. In the 2011–12 season Aalen finished in second place, earning automatic promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.

2012-13 the e team finished the season in ninth place, the highest of the newly promoted teams. After two-and-a-half successful years at Aalen, Hasenhüttl resigned in June 2013, when Aalen lost its main sponsor and sporting director Markus Schupp choosed an austerity programme for the following season.Vgl. Beim VfR prangt Prowin auf der Brust, kicker.de, retrieved 23 December 2012.

FC Ingolstadt 04
In October 2013 became  coach of Ingolstadt 04,. In his first season, he took them from bottom of the 2. Bundesliga to tenth place. In the 2014–15 season, Hasenhüttl took Ingolstadt to the Bundesliga for the first time, finishing the season as 2. Bundesliga champions. In the 2015–16 season Ingolstadt stayed in the Bundesliga, but he did not  extend his contract.

RB Leipzig
In May 2016, he became the new manager of newly promoted RB Leipzig. In  his and the club's debut season in the Bundesliga Hasenhüttl led Leipzig to a second-place. The following season, the club finished sixth. He asked for termination of contract and in May 2018, he left RB Leipzig.

Southampton
On 5 December 2018 he became the new manager of Southampton. He was the first Austrian to manage in the Premier League. At that time the club was one point from safety. On 27 April 2019, Southampton secured Premier League status after a 3–3 draw against Bournemouth at St Mary's. They finished the season in 16th place.

Hasenhüttl's side suffered a 9–0 home loss to Leicester City on 25 October 2019 and the joint-worst loss in Premier League history and worst on home ground. In June 2020, he signed a new contract to extend his stay at the club until 2024. Despite being in the relegation zone in early November, Southampton ended the season on a seven-game unbeaten streak to finish in 11th place, their best finish in three seasons.

Southampton ended the 2020–21 season struggling and finishing 15th. On 7 November 2022, Southampton parted company with Hasenhüttl. At the time, Southampton were in the Premier League relegation zone with 12 points after 14 games.

Honours

Player
Austria Wien
Austrian Bundesliga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93
Austrian Cup: 1991–92, 1993–94

Austria Salzburg
Austrian Bundesliga: 1994–95
Austrian Supercup: 1995

Lierse SK
Belgian Super Cup: 1997

Manager
Aalen
3. Liga promotion:2011–12

FC Ingolstadt 04
2. Bundesliga: 2014–15

Individual
Premier League Manager of the Month: July 2020

References

Category:1967 births
Category:Living people
Category:Austrian footballers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:FK Austria Wien players
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:1. FC Köln players
Category:Players of the Austrian national football team
Category:Austrian football managers
Category:SpVgg Unterhaching managers
Category:RB Leipzig managers
Category:Bundesliga managers
Category:Austrian football forwards
Category:Austrian football champions