Alexander Hauser
.jpg) Hauser with Wacker Innsbruck in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Hauser | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Johann in Tirol, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SK St. Johann | |||
| FC Tirol Innsbruck | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | SW Bregenz | 53 | (5) |
| 2005–2007 | Pasching | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → SC Schwanenstadt (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | → TSV Hartberg (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | SK Austria Kärnten | 15 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Wiener Neustadt | 18 | (1) |
| 2009–2017 | Wacker Innsbruck | 222 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | SK St. Johann | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | SK St. Johann (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | FC Liefering (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2024 | Red Bull Salzburg (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Red Bull Salzburg (interim) | ||
| 2024–2026 | Al-Ahli (assistant) | ||
| 2026– | Newcastle United (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Hauser (born 23 June 1984) is an Austrian football coach and former professional footballer who is an assistant coach at Premier League club Newcastle United.
As a player, he spent eight seasons with Wacker Innsbruck, where he was club captain and made 237 appearances in all competitions.[1]
Playing career
[edit source]Hauser began his career in his native Tyrol and spent part of his youth career with Rangers in Scotland. He returned to Austria to begin his senior career with SW Bregenz, where he played in the Austrian Bundesliga.[2]
He subsequently played for Pasching, Schwanenstadt, Hartberg, Austria Kärnten and Wiener Neustadt before joining Wacker Innsbruck in August 2009.[1]
Hauser remained at Wacker Innsbruck for eight seasons and served as the club's captain. He left in May 2017 after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement. Wacker stated that he had made 237 appearances and scored 14 goals for the club in all competitions.[1]
Coaching career
[edit source]Early career
[edit source]Hauser began coaching while still playing professionally for Wacker Innsbruck. In August 2011, he became an assistant coach of the club's under-15 team, combining the role with his first-team playing career.[3] He continued working in Wacker's youth setup until 2016.[4]
After leaving Wacker as a player in 2017, Hauser returned to his hometown club SK St. Johann, where he spent the 2017–18 season as an assistant coach. He later coached the club's under-18 team during the 2019–20 season.[4]
FC Liefering
[edit source]For the 2020–21 season, Hauser joined the youth setup at Red Bull Salzburg as an assistant coach of the under-19 team. He remained in the role until January 2021, when he moved to FC Liefering as an assistant to Matthias Jaissle.[4]
Red Bull Salzburg
[edit source]In May 2021, Hauser and Florens Koch were appointed assistant coaches at Red Bull Salzburg, where Jaissle was due to take over as head coach for the 2021–22 season. Both had previously worked under Jaissle at Liefering.[2]
Hauser remained part of Jaissle's staff for the following two seasons. In July 2023, Salzburg released Jaissle from his duties while he was in talks over a move to Al-Ahli. The club announced that Hauser and Koch would take charge of the team for its opening Bundesliga match against Altach.[5]
Hauser and Koch subsequently remained assistant coaches following the appointment of Gerhard Struber. In October 2023, they jointly took charge of a league match against Austria Klagenfurt when Struber was absent through illness.[6]
At the end of the 2023–24 season, Salzburg reorganised its coaching staff following the appointment of Pep Lijnders as head coach. Hauser and Koch were replaced as first-team assistant coaches by Onur Cinel and Vítor Matos.[7]
Al-Ahli
[edit source]In June 2024, Hauser agreed to join Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli as an assistant coach, reuniting with Matthias Jaissle. Hauser had previously worked under Jaissle at Liefering and Red Bull Salzburg.[8][9]
In his first season at Al-Ahli, the club won the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, defeating Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 in the final in Jeddah. It was Al-Ahli's first Asian club championship, and Hauser became the first Austrian to win the competition.[10]
Al-Ahli subsequently won the 2025 Saudi Super Cup. Hauser described his move to Saudi Arabia as the right decision and discussed his role as Jaissle's assistant in an interview with Kurier in September 2025.[11]
In April 2026, Al-Ahli retained the AFC Champions League Elite, defeating FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 after extra time in the final. The victory gave Hauser his second consecutive Asian title as an assistant coach.[12][13]
Newcastle United
[edit source]In August 2026, Hauser left Al-Ahli following Jaissle's appointment as head coach of Premier League club Newcastle United, joining his coaching staff as an assistant coach.[14]
The move continued Hauser's working relationship with Jaissle, having previously served as his assistant at Liefering, Red Bull Salzburg and Al-Ahli.[8]
Honours
[edit source]- Player
Wiener Neustadt
- Austrian First League: 2008–09
Wacker Innsbruck
- Austrian First League: 2009–10
- Assistant coach
Red Bull Salzburg
Al-Ahli
References
[edit source]- 1 2 3 "Der Kapitän geht von Bord". FC Wacker Innsbruck (in German). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Hauser und Koch Co-Trainer von Jaissle bei Salzburg". Der Standard (in German). APA. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Alexander Hauser neuer Co-Trainer der U15". FC Wacker Innsbruck (in German). 10 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Alexander Hauser". Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Matthias Jaissle released from coaching duties". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Kräftezehrendes Remis am Wörthersee". FC Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 8 October 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Onur Cinel bleibt beim FC Red Bull Salzburg" (PDF). FC Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Salzburgs Ex-Co-Trainer unterschreibt in Saudi-Arabien". LAOLA1 (in German). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ Gsellmann, Gernot (29 June 2024). "Alexander Hauser folgt nun dem Ruf der Wüste". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Kawasaki ausgebremst: Jaissle und Hauser gewinnen Champions League". Kicker (in German). 3 May 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Fußballmärchen aus 1.001 Nacht: Siegeszug eines Tirolers in Saudi Arabien". Kurier (in German). 14 September 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ Datler, Markku (28 April 2026). "Ein Tiroler in der Wüste: Saudi-Arabien ist für Alexander Hauser der schönste Arbeitsplatz". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "AFC President salutes Al Ahli Saudi FC on historic back-to-back triumph". Asian Football Confederation. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Fix! PL-Klub stellt Österreicher als Co-Trainer vor". LAOLA1 (in German). 6 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
External links
[edit source]- Alexander Hauser at WorldFootball.net
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Austrian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- ASKÖ Pasching players
- SC Schwanenstadt players
- TSV Hartberg players
- SK Austria Kärnten players
- FC Wacker Innsbruck players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg non-playing staff
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC non-playing staff
- Newcastle United F.C. non-playing staff