1. Markus Schopp was born on 22 February 1974 and is an Austrian football coach and a former midfielder.
11 Facts About Markus Schopp
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Markus Schopp is currently the head coach of Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK Linz.
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Markus Schopp had stints with Hamburger SV in Germany and alongside Roberto Baggio and Pep Guardiola at Brescia in Italy.
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Markus Schopp retired from football in December 2007 due to chronic back problems after a loan spell with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.
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Markus Schopp made his debut for the Austria national team in an August 1995 European Championship qualifying match against Latvia and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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Markus Schopp's final international was an October 2005 World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland.
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Markus Schopp began his coaching career in the youth system of Red Bull Salzburg following his retirement.
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In 2018, Markus Schopp became the manager of TSV Hartberg in the Austrian Bundesliga.
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On 29 June 2021, Markus Schopp was appointed head coach of Championship club Barnsley.
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Markus Schopp signed a three-year deal and replaced Valerien Ismael, who had left the club a week prior to become the new manager at West Bromwich Albion.
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Markus Schopp is the uncle of the footballer Christoph Urdl, who played under him at Hartberg.