Oliver Glasner facts for kids
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Glasner in 2022
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 28 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Schärding, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Crystal Palace (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–2011 | SV Ried | 516 | (27) |
| 2003–2004 | → LASK (Loan) | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 519 | (27) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | SV Ried | ||
| 2015–2019 | LASK | ||
| 2019–2021 | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| 2021–2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 2024– | Crystal Palace | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oliver Glasner (born on August 28, 1974) is an Austrian professional football manager. He used to be a player and is now the manager of Premier League club Crystal Palace.
As a player, he was a defender. He spent most of his career with Austrian Bundesliga club SV Ried. With Ried, he won the Austrian Cup twice, in 1998 and 2011.
After he stopped playing, Glasner became an assistant manager at Red Bull Salzburg. He then returned to Ried as their manager in 2014. Later, he managed LASK for four seasons. He helped LASK get promoted to the top Austrian league and finish second in his last season there.
From 2019 to mid-2023, Glasner worked in the German Bundesliga with VfL Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt. With Frankfurt, he won the UEFA Europa League. He also led them to the Champions League knockout stages and the DFB-Pokal final. In 2024, he became the manager of Crystal Palace. He led them to win the FA Cup in 2025, which was the club's first major trophy ever. This also qualified them for the Europa League for the first time.
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Playing Career Highlights
Glasner began his football journey at SV Riedau. In 1993, he joined SV Ried, a team in the second Austrian division. Ried moved up to the Austrian Bundesliga in 1995.
In the 1997–98 season, he helped his club win the Austrian Cup. When Ried went back down to the second division in 2003, Glasner played for LASK for one season. He then returned to Ried a year later.
Ried returned to the Bundesliga in 2005. In the 2010–11 season, Glasner won the Austrian Cup for the second time. His playing career ended on August 23, 2011, due to a serious head injury he got during a match. Doctors advised him to stop playing for his health. He played in over 500 league games during his 16-year career.
Managerial Career Journey
Early Coaching Steps
In 2006, Glasner earned a business degree from the University of Hagen. In 2012, he was offered a role as an assistant coach at Ried. Instead, he became a management assistant for sports at Red Bull Salzburg.
He worked as an assistant coach to Roger Schmidt for two years at Salzburg. They had a successful time, winning the Austrian championship. Glasner then became the manager of his former club, Ried, for the 2014–15 season. He started with two wins in his first games.
Leading LASK to Success
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Glasner joined LASK in the 2015–16 season. He worked as both the director of sport and the manager. He helped build a strong team with a clear playing style.
LASK earned promotion to the top division in Glasner's second season. In the 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga season, they finished fourth. This earned them a spot in the Europa League qualifying rounds. It was the club's first time in a European competition since 2000.
In the 2018–19 season, LASK finished second. They were just behind the long-time champions Red Bull Salzburg. This meant they could play in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. After his success at LASK, Glasner moved to manage VfL Wolfsburg in Germany.
Time at VfL Wolfsburg
In his first season with Wolfsburg, the club finished seventh in the league. This allowed them to qualify for the Europa League. Glasner also guided them to the Europa League round of 16.
In the 2020–21 Bundesliga, Wolfsburg finished fourth. This meant they qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Glasner left Wolfsburg after two seasons.
Winning with Eintracht Frankfurt
In May 2021, Glasner signed a three-year deal to become the head coach of Eintracht Frankfurt. The start at Frankfurt was tough. The team lost its top scorer and had many changes in leadership. They also lost their first cup game.
Frankfurt was close to the relegation zone in November. They had only won one league game in the first few months. However, they managed to beat Bayern Munich at their home stadium, the Allianz Arena. This was the first time Frankfurt had won there in 21 years.
Between November and December, Frankfurt won six out of seven games. They were in sixth place at the end of the first half of the season. The second half was not as consistent, and Frankfurt finished the league in 11th place.
Their European journey was very successful. They reached the Europa League final. This was the second time in the club's history, after 1980. They beat strong teams like Barcelona and West Ham United along the way. They won the final 5–4 in a penalty shootout against Scottish club Rangers. Frankfurt did not lose any of their 13 Europa League games. This win also qualified them for the Champions League for the first time since 1960.
In the next season, Glasner led Frankfurt to second place in their Champions League group. They played against teams like Tottenham and Sporting. They lost in the round of 16 to Napoli.
Frankfurt was fourth at the halfway point of the league season. However, they finished seventh. They won two of their last three matches to qualify for the Europa Conference League. They also reached the DFB-Pokal final but lost 2–0 to RB Leipzig. Glasner left Frankfurt at the end of the 2022–23 season.
Managing Crystal Palace
On February 19, 2024, Glasner became the manager of Premier League club Crystal Palace. He signed a contract until the end of the 2025–26 season. He replaced Roy Hodgson, who stepped down on the same day.
Glasner won his first game in charge, beating Burnley 3–0 at Selhurst Park on February 24. On April 14, he won his first away game with the club. They ended Liverpool's 29-game unbeaten run at Anfield with a 1–0 win. On May 6, he led Palace to a 4–0 win over Manchester United at Selhurst Park. This was their first time ever beating Manchester United twice in a Premier League season.
On the final day of the 2023-24 season, he led Palace to a 5–0 home win over Aston Villa. This was one of Palace's biggest Premier League wins ever. Palace finished the season with six wins from their last seven games. They also matched their highest ever Premier League points total of 49. They won four home games in a row for the first time and finished in the top 10 for the second time in the Premier League era.
On May 17, 2025, Glasner led Palace to their first major trophy in the club's history. They defeated Manchester City 1–0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Palace finished the 2024-25 Premier League season in twelfth place with a club record of 53 points.
Managerial Statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
 SV Ried |
12 May 2014 | 25 May 2015 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 35.14 | |
| LASK Linz |
1 July 2015 | 1 July 2019 | 161 | 94 | 32 | 35 | 308 | 173 | +135 | 58.39 | |
 VfL Wolfsburg |
1 July 2019 | 30 June 2021 | 87 | 41 | 22 | 24 | 146 | 110 | +36 | 47.13 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
1 July 2021 | 30 June 2023 | 97 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 145 | 137 | +8 | 39.18 | |
 Crystal Palace |
19 February 2024 | present | 61 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 103 | 71 | +32 | 47.54 | |
| Career total | 441 | 215 | 107 | 119 | 752 | 542 | +210 | 48.75 | — | ||
Honours and Achievements
As a Player
SV Ried
- Austrian Cup: 1997–98, 2010–11
As a Manager
Eintracht Frankfurt
- UEFA Europa League: 2021–22
- DFB-Pokal runner-up: 2022–23
Crystal Palace
- FA Cup: 2024–25
See also
In Spanish: Oliver Glasner para niños
