Andreas Ogris
Andreas Ogris (born 7 October 1964) is an Austrian football manager and former player. He is the older brother of former Austrian international and Hertha BSC player Ernst Ogris.[1] Playing careerBorn in Vienna, Ogris played for Austria Wien from 1983 until 1997, playing 276 matches and scoring 99 goals.[2] His career was split with Spanish club Espanyol and LASK.[3] He ended professional career at Admira/Wacker before moving into coaching.[4] Ogris earned 63 caps[5] and scored 11 goals for Austria national football team.[6] In 1983, he played at the FIFA World Youth Championship.[citation needed] He made his senior debut for Austria on 15 October 1986 against Albania and participated at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[7] In April 1997, Ogris played his last international match in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification against Scotland, in which he came on as a late substitute for Franz Aigner. Coaching careerOn 21 February 2014, Ogris was appointed head coach of the reserve team Austria Wien until the end of the season.[8] However, Herbert Gager was sacked as the head coach of the first-team[9] and didn't accept any other position within the club.[10] Therefore, Ogris took over for Gager on a permanent basis on 2 June.[10] On 22 March 2015, Ogris became head coach of the first team for the remainder of the season after Gerald Baumgartner was sacked.[11] His first match as interim head coach was a 3–1 loss to Red Bull Salzburg.[12] Thorsten Fink became head coach on 4 June 2015[13] and Ogris became his assistant.[14] His final match as interim head coach was a 2–0 loss to Red Bull Salzburg on 3 June 2015.[15] The same year in June, Ogris returned to the reserve team of Austria Wien.[16] Style of playCoach Josef Hickersberger described Ogris as an instinctive footballer with exceptional combat machine.[17] Coaching record
HonoursAustria Wien
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