Roman Mählich

Roman Mählich
Mählich as SC Wiener Neustadt coach
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SK Korneuburg (Sporting director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Wiener Sport-Club 135 (4)
1994–1995 FC Tirol Innsbruck 30 (0)
1995–2003 Sturm Graz 196 (15)
2003–2004 SC Untersiebenbrunn 31 (1)
2005–2006 Austrian Wien II 45 (2)
2007 ASK Schwadorf 17 (0)
2008 SV Wienerberger 13 (1)
2008 SCU Kilb 7 (2)
2009 SC Lassee 13 (0)
International career
1992–2002 Austria 20 (0)
Managerial career
2008 Austria Wien (U19 director of sports)
2009 SC-ESV Parndorf 1919
2010–2012 SC Lassee
2012–2013 FC Marchfeld Mannsdorf
2014–2015 SV St. Margarethen
2015 Austrian Wien II
2015–2017 Austria Wien (U18)
2016–2017 Austrian Wien II (assistant)
2017–2018 SC Wiener Neustadt
2018–2019 Sturm Graz
2019–2020 Austria Lustenau
2024– SK Korneuburg (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roman Mählich (born 17 September 1971) is an Austrian football manager and a former player.

Club career

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A stocky midfielder, Mählich started his professional career at Wiener Sport-Club before moving to FC Tirol Innsbruck in 1994. After one season in Tyrol, he joined Sturm Graz and had his most successful period with them, winning two league titles and three domestic cups, as well as playing in the UEFA Champions League.

After eight seasons in Graz, he played for some lower league sides as well as for the Austria Wien reserves.

International career

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He made his debut for Austria in a September 1992 friendly match against Portugal and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[1] He earned 20 caps, no goals scored. His last international was a May 2002 friendly match against Germany.

Coaching career

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Mählich has been head coach of Parndorf,[2] SC Lassee,[2] SC Mannsdorf,[2] SV St. Margarethen,[2] and the reserve team for Austria Wien.[3] He was head coach of Parndorf from 1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009.[4] His first match was a 5–1 win against Team für Wien on 7 August 2009.[5] The following week, they were knocked out by Rapid Wien in extra time in the first round of the Austrian Cup.[5] His final match was a 1–1 draw against Zwettl on 13 November 2009.[5] He was head coach of Lassee between 1 January 2010 and 12 May 2012.[6] Then he took over Mannsdorf between 24 September 2012 and 20 October 2013.[7] His first match was a 3–2 loss against Leobendorf on 29 October 2012.[8] His final match was a 4–1 loss against Bad Vöslau.[9] He was head coach of St. Margarethen between 1 July 2014[10] and when he was appoint head coach of the reserve team of Austria Wien.[3] His first match was a 1–1 draw against Klingenbach.[11] His final match was a 2–2 draw against Pinkafeld on 21 March 2015.[11] Mählich became the head coach of the reserve team for Austria Wien on 25 March 2015.[3] After the season, he became a coach in the academy.[12] Andreas Ogris replaced him on 22 June 2015.[12]

On 16 September 2019, he was hired by Austria Lustenau.[13] He left the club again at the end of the season.

After four years without a club - a period during which he worked as a TV pundit - it was confirmed in July 2024 that Mählich had been hired as sporting director of SK Korneuburg.[14]

Coaching record

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As of 22 June 2015
Team From To Record
M W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Parndorf 1 July 2009[4] 31 December 2009[4] 16 7 2 7 32 23 +9 043.75 [5]
Lassee 1 January 2010[6] 12 May 2012[6]
Mannsdorf 24 September 2012[7] 20 October 2013[7] 35 18 6 11 76 54 +22 051.43 [8][9]
St. Margarethen 1 July 2014[10] 25 March 2015[3] 17 5 9 3 29 27 +2 029.41 [11]
Austria Wien (A) 25 March 2015[3] 22 June 2015[12] 11 2 3 6 14 16 −2 018.18

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  2. ^ a b c d "Roman Mählich". World Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Mählich übernimmt Austria-Amateure" (in German). Österreich. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "SC/ESV Parndorf » Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "SC/ESV Parndorf » Fixtures & Results 2009/2010". World Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "SC Lassee » Manager history" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "SC Mannsdorf » Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b "SC Mannsdorf » Fixtures & Results 2012/2013" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  9. ^ a b "SC Mannsdorf » Fixtures & Results 2013/2014". World Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  10. ^ a b "SV St. Margarethen » Manager history". World Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  11. ^ a b c "SV St. Margarethen » Fixtures & Results 2014/2015". World Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  12. ^ a b c "Austria: So lief 1. Training unter Fink" (in German). Österreich. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  13. ^ "ROMAN MÄHLICH NEUER TRAINER BEI DER AUSTRIA" (Press release) (in German). Austria Lustenau. 16 September 2019.
  14. ^ Neuer Job für TV-Experte Roman Mählich, laola1.at, 11 July 2024
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