Matthias Jaissle

Matthias Jaissle

Jaissle in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-04-05) 5 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Nürtingen, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team	Al-Ahli (manager)
Youth career
0000–2001	TSV Neckartailfingen
2001–2006	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2014	1899 Hoffenheim II	8	(0)
2007–2014	1899 Hoffenheim	60	(2)
Total		68	(2)
International career
2009	Germany U-21	1	(0)
Managerial career
2017–2019	Brøndby (assistant)
2019–2021	Red Bull Salzburg U18
2021	FC Liefering
2021–2023	Red Bull Salzburg
2023–	Al-Ahli
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthias Jaissle (born 5 April 1988^[2]) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Saudi Professional League club Al-Ahli.

During his coaching career, he has won two Austrian Championships (2021-22 and 2022-23) and one Austrian Cup (2021-22) with Red Bull Salzburg, and led the club to the UEFA Champions League knockout stage for the first time ever (2021-22 season).

He began his journey as an assistant manager of Brøndby, and in 2021 became the manager of Liefering, then moved on to Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg, where he most recently coached before joining as a manager for Al-Ahli in 2023.

Jaissle also enjoyed an 11-year career as a professional player from 2003 to 2014. His position was centre-back, and he was a member of the 1899 Hoffenheim team that won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga as well as to the Bundesliga the following season.

On 3 April 2017, it was confirmed that Jaissle would be the assistant of manager Alexander Zorniger of Danish Superliga side Brøndby starting from the summer 2017.^[3] He left Brøndby IF on 1 June 2019.^[4] A few weeks later, he was hired as manager for FC Red Bull Salzburg's U18 academy team.^[5]

In January 2021, he was appointed the new head coach of Liefering after Bo Svensson left the club.^[6] In his first job as a first-team coach, Jaissle managed to lead Liefering to 2nd place in the second tier of Austrian Football, equalling the club’s all-time highest finish (Liefering also finished in 2nd in the 2014/15 season).^[7]

In April 2021, it was reported that Jaissle would become the manager of RB Salzburg, succeeding Jesse Marsch, starting from July that year.^[8] In the 2021–22 season, he managed to win the domestic double, he also led the club to the Champions League knockout phase for the first time in their history.^[9] He then had his contract extended until June 2025.^[10] In his second season, he won another league title with Salzburg, and reached the Europa League knockout round play-offs, after finishing third in the Champions League group stage.

On 28 July 2023, one day before the start of the 2023–24 season, he was relieved of his duties, leaving the club without a manager.^[11]

Upon his release by Salzburg, Jaissle joined Saudi club Al-Ahli on a three-year contract.^[12] With an Al-Ahli side that had just obtained promotion back to the Saudi Pro League (First Tier of Saudi Football), the German manager led his team to a third-place finish in the 2023–24 season, and achieved qualification to the 2024–25 Asian Champions League.^[13]

As of match played 20 January 2025^{[citation needed]}

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Bundesliga: 2021–22, 2022–23^[17]
• Austrian Cup: 2021–22^[18]

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