Attila Sekerlioglu
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Attila Sekerlioglu is a retired Austrian football
er of Turkish
descent. He played in midfield
. After retiring, he moved into management. He is currently manager of Austrian club SV Stockerau
.
(1988–1995), VSE St. Pölten, FC Tirol Innsbruck
(1995), St. Johnstone (1995–1998), SC Untersiebenbrunn and FC Oslip.
. Sekerlioglu was appointed manager of ASK Schwadorf
, then in the Austrian regional league
, in 2005. Schwadorf hosted English giants Arsenal
in a pre-season friendly on July 31, 2006. The visitors won 8-1.
Sekerlioglu guided ASK Schwadorf to the Austrian Regional League Eastern Region
championship in 2006-07, thus seeing the club promoted for the fifth time in six years, after winning 22 of their 30 league games, but he was fired in August 2007 after the club failed to win their first two games of the 2007-08 season.
He went on to manage VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
during the 2007-08 season, but was dismissed in April 2008. He signed for Ghana
ian Premier League side Tema Youth
in early 2009, but left at the end of the season. He remained in Ghana to become manager of Berekum Chelsea in October 2010.
On 22 August 2011, he was named as head coach of the Austrian Landesliga
side SV Stockerau
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
er of Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
descent. He played in midfield
Midfield
Midfield is the part of a sports pitch that lies approximately in the center. It is a term most commonly associated with football to refer to the area in and around the center circle, as well as the players who occupy that region, but it can be used in field hockey to describe the same area, or in...
. After retiring, he moved into management. He is currently manager of Austrian club SV Stockerau
SV Stockerau
SV Stockerau is an Austrian association football club.-European cup history:...
.
Club career
During his career he played for Elektra Vienna, Austria ViennaFK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
(1988–1995), VSE St. Pölten, FC Tirol Innsbruck
FC Tirol Innsbruck
FC Tirol Innsbruck was an Austrian association footballclub from Innsbruck, Tyrol which existed between 1993 and 2002, when bankruptcy was declared....
(1995), St. Johnstone (1995–1998), SC Untersiebenbrunn and FC Oslip.
Coaching career
Since retirement, he has moved into coaching and management, in the early 2000s, Sekerlioglu managed Maccabi Vienna, SC Himberg and, until January 2005, SV HornSV Horn
SV Horn is an Austrian association football club playing in the city of Horn.The club plays in the Austrian Regional League. The team was champion of the Landesliga Niederösterreich in 1991, 1998 and 2007. In 2008, SV Horn won the Austrian Cup by beating SV Feldkirchen in the final...
. Sekerlioglu was appointed manager of ASK Schwadorf
SK Schwadorf
Sportklub Schwadorf was an Austrian football club, based in Schwadorf. They were last playing in the First League. The club was known as Trenkwalder Sportklub Schwadorf for sponsorship reasons — Trenkwalder being the company of chairman Richard Trenkwalder...
, then in the Austrian regional league
Austrian Regional League East
The Austrian Regional League East is a third-tier division of Austrian football re-introduced in the 1984-85 season. It covers the Austrian states of Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vienna.The teams competing in the 2008-09 season are:*FAC Team für Wien...
, in 2005. Schwadorf hosted English giants Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
in a pre-season friendly on July 31, 2006. The visitors won 8-1.
Sekerlioglu guided ASK Schwadorf to the Austrian Regional League Eastern Region
Austrian Regional League East
The Austrian Regional League East is a third-tier division of Austrian football re-introduced in the 1984-85 season. It covers the Austrian states of Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vienna.The teams competing in the 2008-09 season are:*FAC Team für Wien...
championship in 2006-07, thus seeing the club promoted for the fifth time in six years, after winning 22 of their 30 league games, but he was fired in August 2007 after the club failed to win their first two games of the 2007-08 season.
He went on to manage VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
VfB Admira Wacker Mödling
FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital...
during the 2007-08 season, but was dismissed in April 2008. He signed for Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian Premier League side Tema Youth
Tema Youth
Tema Youth is a football club based in Tema, Ghana, who plays in the Poly Tank Division One League.- History :Founded in 2005, they formerly played in the Ghana Premier League. Their home stadium is Tema Sports Stadium...
in early 2009, but left at the end of the season. He remained in Ghana to become manager of Berekum Chelsea in October 2010.
On 22 August 2011, he was named as head coach of the Austrian Landesliga
Austrian Landesliga
The Austrian Landesliga is the fourth tier of football in Austria. It is divided into nine conferences - one for each Austrian state:*Burgenland: Landesliga Burgenland*Lower Austria: 1...
side SV Stockerau
SV Stockerau
SV Stockerau is an Austrian association football club.-European cup history:...
.
As a player
- Austrian Football Bundesliga (3):
- 1991, 1992, 1993
- Austrian CupAustrian CupThe Austrian Cup, in German: ÖFB-Cup is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB.It has been held since 1919, with the exception of the time of the Anschluss between 1939 and 1945 and the period between 1950 and 1958 when the competition was deemed of...
(3):- 1990, 1992, 1994
As a manager
- Austrian Regional League Eastern RegionAustrian Regional League EastThe Austrian Regional League East is a third-tier division of Austrian football re-introduced in the 1984-85 season. It covers the Austrian states of Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vienna.The teams competing in the 2008-09 season are:*FAC Team für Wien...
(1):- 2007
External links
- Attila Plays Hide and Sek (Daily RecordDaily Record (Scotland)The Daily Record is a Scottish tabloid newspaper based in Glasgow. It had been the best-selling daily paper in Scotland for many years with a paid circulation in August 2011 of 307,794 . It is now outsold by its arch-rival the Scottish Sun which in September 2010 had a circulation of 339,586 in...
article, November 2, 1996) - Attila Told To Sign - Or Quit (Daily Record article, June 25, 1997)
- Sek It To 'Em; Attila wants to pile on the agony for struggling Celts (Daily Mirror article, August 18, 1997)