Oliver Glasner will take over as the newest manager in the Premier League, succeeding
Oliver Glasner has been named as Crystal Palace’s next manager. The 49-year-old Austrian takes Roy Hodgson’s place, who departs the Eagles in the midst of a dismal run of play with only three victories in 19 games in all competitions.
Given that this is Glasner’s first position in English football, it will be intriguing to watch how the Premier League coach treats him. Having coached in Germany, Austria, the Champions League, and the Europa League, he does, however, have a wealth of elite expertise.
However, many people will not know who the Austrian is. For this reason, GIVEMESPORT has produced a profile on Glasner that includes information about his playing career, tactical style, prior employment and accomplishments, and more.
Europe knows Glasner mostly for his accomplishments with the German team Eintracht Frankfurt. After joining the Bundesliga team in May 2021, he had a tough start to his managerial career. However, a promising win on the road against Bayern Munich marked Frankfurt’s first victory in 21 years.
Form quickly improved, with Glasner’s players making a big impression around Europe. Die Adler defeated West Ham and Barcelona to go to the Europa League final, where they would face Rangers. Frankfurt won the tight game on penalties, their first European title since winning the UEFA Cup in 1980.
Additionally, this meant that for the first time in their existence, the German team had qualified for the Champions League. They emerged froma group that included Marseille, Sporting CP, and Tottenham Hotspur; nevertheless, they were defeated by Napoli in the round of 16.
He worked in Wolfsburg before moving to Frankfurt. Remarkably, he left the club for identical reasons, according to The Guardian, believing that their level of commitment would make it impossible to move the team ahead. Despite leading Die Wolfe to Champions League qualifying, Glasner left because of his bad relationship with Jorg Schmadtke, the sports director.
Glasner began his career in his home country of Austria, when he was initially given the chance to coach at Red Bull Salzburg by his mentor, Ralf Rangnick. Afterwards, he was promoted to assistant coach under Roger Schmidt. He spent his whole playing career at SV Ried, where this helped him gain the position of head coach. Following a season, he relocated to LASK toGlasner was a member of the Austrian squad for four years. He assisted them in being promoted to the first level, and he subsequently performed well enough in the league to guarantee a position in the Europa League. His greatest accomplishment was coming in second, which made LASK eligible to play in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
Despite having a mediocre career, Glasner remained a mainstay of Austrian football. Aside from a brief stint on loan with LASK, he played with SV Ried throughout his whole 19-year career.
He played more than 500 games with SV Ried, primarily in the Austrian Bundesliga, though he also saw a lot of play in the lower divisions due to relegations. The center back’s career was ended in 2011 due to a brain bleed, after winning the Austrian Cup twice.
Playing 3-4-2 is Glasner’s preferred formation, so expect the players to push their opponents assiduously. It’s encouraging to know that he helped develop Randal Kolo Muani, who completed an £82 million transfer to Paris Saint-Germain after recording 26 goals and 17 assists in 60 games for Frankfurt, given how poorly Palace’s strikers have performed recently.
Journalist Dean Jones discussed what Palace supporters may anticipate from the Austrian in an interview with GIVEMESPORT, speculating that “a sense of physicality” would be important. In summary, he stated: