Vienna Austria’s seek for a brand new coach is over. On Monday, the “Veilchen” introduced a “desired answer from their very own ranks”: Stephan Helm.
Wiener Austria fills the place of head coach from its personal ranks. Stephan Helm, who has been working for the Younger Violets since February, will prepare the longer term professionals, because the Bundesliga membership introduced on Monday. The 41-year-old will obtain a two-year contract and can work “in shut cooperation” with assistant coach Christian Wegleitner. Final season, as Michael Wimmer’s successor, he guided Austria by the play-offs into the European Cup.
There was speak of “resolving needs”. 16 candidates have been analysed, of which 5 have been shortlisted and introduced to the committees. So Helmet was the primary suggestion from the sports activities administration, which was accepted unanimously, based on the membership. The management once more tried to indicate unity.
Complete conviction
“We made this determination with full conviction collectively throughout the Austrian administration. Stephan Helm was our first alternative and we may have extra qualities as our head coach,” Austrian sporting director Jürgen Werner mentioned in a press release from the membership. Membership President Kurt Gollowitzer defined: “From my viewpoint, now we have discovered Austria’s answer, full competence and expertise, and I’m one hundred pc certain of it.”
Gerald Scheiblehner was additionally a candidate for the job, however the BW Linz coach was not employed after talks with Werner. Though Helm has solely been within the service of the Favoritner for a number of months, he already is aware of the membership from the previous. The Burgenlander was already answerable for recreation evaluation for the Violets in 2018 within the teaching workers of Thorsten Fink and later Thomas Letsch. He additionally labored underneath Fink in Switzerland (video analyst), was later an assistant coach underneath Dominik Thalhammer at Lask after which took care of the primary workforce SKN St. Pölten in duo with Emanuel Pogatetz (2021-2023).
Honor and duty
“The chance to tackle this duty as head coach makes me very completely satisfied and honored. Austria Vienna is a membership with many traditions, a transparent imaginative and prescient and a fantastic fan tradition. I’ve had a really robust reference to Austria for years and I’m keen about this activity,” mentioned Helm. He’ll lead his first coaching session as a head coach at the beginning of summer time coaching on June 24.
He appreciates the collaboration with Wegleitner – like Gollowitzer, additionally from Burgenland. “I am certain we are able to take the following steps collectively and construct on the workforce’s strengths.” Wegleitner has already labored as an assistant coach underneath Wimmer. Due to 4 wins within the 4 video games underneath the interim coach, Austria managed to leap into worldwide enterprise. Christoph Glatzer will work with the professionals as Helm’s second assistant sooner or later.
The truth that all three come from Favoritner’s youth workforce needs to be a bonus. “The brand new teaching workers has our full confidence, everyone seems to be effectively related they usually know our gifted younger gamers,” mentioned Werner. He is aware of Helm from the time they have been collectively in Lasc. (APA)