Markus Gisdol


Markus Gisdol is a retired German football player and coach of 1. FC Köln.

Managerial career

Gisdol had coaching stints at Sonnenhof Großaspach, Ulm 1846, and 1899 Hoffenheim II. Gisdol was the assistant manager at Schalke 04.
On 2 April 2013, Gisdol replaced Marco Kurz at 1899 Hoffenheim. Gisdols first match as a manager was a 3–0 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf and he went on to save them from relegation, leading to his full appointment as Hoffenheims head coach. On 16 April 2015 he renewed his contract when he signed a three-year extension.
After an unsuccessful start of Hoffenheims 2015–16 campaign, Gisdol was sacked on 26 October 2016. On 25 September 2016, he replaced Bruno Labbadia as the head coach of Hamburger SV with a contract running until 30 June 2017. The contract was extended to 2019 on 22 March 2017. After saving Hamburg in the 2016–17 Bundesliga season from relegation, he went on a losing streak and was sacked on 21 January 2018.
On 18 November 2019, he was signed by 1. FC Köln.

Coaching record