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{{Short description|Association Football Manager}}
{{about|the Austrian footballer|the German footballer|Markus Schupp}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Markus Schopp
| image = SC Wiener Neustadt vs. SKN St. Pölten 2018-05-31 (044).jpg
| caption = Schopp in 2018
| fullname = <!-- If different-->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|02|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Graz]], Austria
| height = 1.88 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[LASK]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1991–1996
| clubs1 = [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]]
| caps1 = 102
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 1996–1998
| clubs2 = [[Hamburger SV]]
| caps2 = 40
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 1998–2001
| clubs3 = [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]]
| caps3 = 101
| goals3 = 20
| years4 = 2001–2005
| clubs4 = [[Brescia Calcio]]
| caps4 = 80
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2005–2006
| clubs5 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg]]
| caps5 = 31
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2006–2007
| clubs6 = [[New York Red Bulls]] 
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 364
| totalgoals = 42
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2005
| nationalteam1 = [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
| nationalcaps1 = 56
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| manageryears1 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs1 = [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] II
| manageryears2 = 2013
| managerclubs2 = [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] (caretaker)
| manageryears3 = 2013–2017
| managerclubs3 = [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] II
| manageryears4 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs4 = [[SKN St. Pölten|St. Pölten]] (assistant/analyst)
| manageryears5 = 2018–2021
| managerclubs5 = [[TSV Hartberg]]
| manageryears6 = 2021
| managerclubs6 = [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]
| manageryears7 = 2022–2024
| managerclubs7 = [[TSV Hartberg]]
| manageryears8 = 2024–
| managerclubs8 = [[LASK]]
}}

'''Markus Schopp''' (born 22 February 1974) is an Austrian [[association football|football]] coach and a former [[midfielder]]. He is currently the head coach of [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]] club [[LASK Linz]].

==Club career==
Schopp played for [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] and [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] in his native Austria. With Sturm Graz, he won the [[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]] in 1998–99.<ref name=Barnsleysign /> He also had stints with [[Hamburger SV]] in Germany and alongside [[Roberto Baggio]] and [[Pep Guardiola]] at [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] in Italy.<ref name=Barnsleysign />

He retired from football in December 2007 due to chronic back problems after a loan spell with the [[New York Red Bulls]] of [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>[http://www.wienerzeitung.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3647&Alias=sport&cob=318077 Der Abschied eines Unvollendeten]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Wiener Zeitung(German)</ref><ref>[http://soccer-source.blogspot.com/2007/12/schopp-calls-it-career.html Schopp calls it career] - Soccer Source(English)</ref>

==International career==
Schopp made his debut for the [[Austria national football team|Austria national team]] in an August 1995 European Championship qualifying match against [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]] and was a participant at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023193933/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=154100/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments] - FIFA</ref> He earned 56 caps, scoring 6 goals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oost-recintlp.html Appearances for Austrian National Team] - RSSSF</ref> His final international was an October 2005 World Cup qualifying match against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]].

===International goal===
:''Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 15 November 1995 || [[Windsor Park]], Belfast || {{fb|NIR}} || 1–3 || 3–5 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 6|UEFA Euro 1996 qualification]]
|-
| 2. || 12 October 2002 || [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Dinamo Stadium]], Minsk || {{fb|BLR}} || 1–0 || 2–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 3|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]]
|-
| 3. || 26 March 2003 || [[Merkur-Arena]], Graz || {{fb|GRE}} || 1–2 || 2–2 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| 4. || 9 October 2004 || [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], Vienna || {{fb|POL}} || 1–1 || 1–3 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 5. || rowspan=2| 12 October 2004 || rowspan=2| Windsor Park, Belfast || rowspan=2| {{fb|NIR}} || 1–0 || rowspan=2| 3–3 || rowspan=2| 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| 6. || 2–3 
|-
|}

==Managerial career==
Schopp began his coaching career in the youth system of [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] following his retirement.<ref name=Barnsleysign />

In April 2013, he was named the interim head coach at his former club [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] until the end of the season, following the sacking of [[Peter Hyballa]].

In 2018, Schopp became the manager of [[TSV Hartberg]] in the Austrian Bundesliga.<ref name=SkyBarn /><ref name=Barnsleysign>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2021/june/markus-schopp-joins/|title=MARKUS SCHOPP JOINS THE REDS|website=Barnsley Football Club|date=29 June 2021|accessdate=29 June 2021}}</ref> In the [[2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2019–20 season]], Schopp led the club to their highest ever finish in the Austrian Bundesliga and secured a place in the [[UEFA Europa League]] for the first time in club history.<ref name=ITVBarnsley>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2021-06-29/barnsley-fc-appoint-markus-schopp-as-new-head-coach-on-three-year-deal|title=Barnsley FC appoint Markus Schopp as new head coach on three-year deal|website=ITV|date=29 June 2021|accessdate=29 June 2021}}</ref> During the [[2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2020–21 season]], he steered the club to a seventh-placed finish.<ref name=SkyBarn /> During his time as a manager at Sturm Graz and Hartberg, Schopp built a reputation as a developer of young, emerging talent.<ref name=Barnsleysign />

On 29 June 2021, Schopp was appointed head coach of [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]].<ref name=SkyBarn>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11713/12344880/barnsley-appoint-markus-schopp-as-new-head-coach-after-valerien-ismael-joins-west-brom|title=Barnsley appoint Markus Schopp as new head coach after Valerien Ismael joins West Brom|website=Sky Sports|date=29 June 2021|accessdate=29 June 2021}}</ref> He signed a three-year deal and replaced [[Valérien Ismaël]], who had left the club a week prior to become the new manager at [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]].<ref name=SkyBarn /> On 1 November 2021, Barnsley confirmed the sacking of Schopp after a poor run of form, a run of 13 games without a win and seven straight league defeats.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58993547|title = Barnsley sack Schopp after torrid run|work = BBC Sport}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Schopp is the uncle of the footballer [[Christoph Urdl]], who played under him at Hartberg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.at/de/redaktion/news/23-24/christoph-urdl-----hartberg-ist-das-kleine-brighton-von-oesterreich---/|title=Bundesliga.at - Christoph Urdl: „Hartberg ist das kleine Brighton von Österreich“|website=www.bundesliga.at}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Austria national football team|Austria]]
|1995||4||1
|-
|1996||6||0
|-
|1997||4||0
|-
|1998||5||0
|-
|1999||3||0
|-
|2000||6||0
|-
|2001||6||0
|-
|2002||4||1
|-
|2003||7||1
|-
|2004||7||3
|-
|2005||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!56!!6
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 1 June 2025}}<ref>{{soccerway coach|markus-schopp/259244}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"				
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure	
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record	
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}				
|-
| align="left" |[[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] II
|{{Flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|12 April 2012
|align=left|21 April 2013
{{WDL|26|9|5|12}}	
|-
| align="left" |[[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] (caretaker)
|{{Flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|22 April 2013
|align=left|3 June 2013
{{WDL|6|1|0|5}}
|-		
| align="left" |[[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] II
|{{Flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|14 June 2013
|align=left|30 June 2017
{{WDL|120|42|37|41}}	
|-
| align="left" |[[TSV Hartberg]]
|{{Flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|7 June 2018
|align=left|29 June 2021
{{WDL|108|40|24|44}}
|-
|align="left" |[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]
|{{Flagicon|England}}
|align=left|29 June 2021
|align=left|1 November 2021
{{WDL|16|1|6|9}}
|-
|align="left" |[[TSV Hartberg]]
|{{Flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|2 December 2022
|align=left|2 September 2024
{{WDL|58|22|14|22}}
|-
|align="left" |[[LASK]]
|{{Flagicon|Austria}}
|align=left|3 September 2024
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|40|20|10|10}}
|-
! colspan=4 | Total
{{WDLtot|374|135|96|143}}	
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Sturm Graz'''
*[[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]]: [[1998–99 Austrian Football Bundesliga|1998–99]]<ref name=Barnsleysign />

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|495}}
* {{ESPN FC|14112<!-- /markus-schopp -->|Serie A stats}}
* {{ESPN FC|87566<!-- /markus-schopp -->|MLS stats 07/08}}

{{LASK squad}}
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{{Austria Squad 1998 World Cup}}
{{SK Sturm Graz managers}}
{{Barnsley F.C. managers}}
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