Sascha Pichler

Sascha Pichler
Personal information
Full name Sascha Pichler
Date of birth (1986-01-31) 31 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
1. FC Bisamberg
(Manager & sports director)
Youth career
1992–2001 Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Austria Wien 1 (0)
2004–2005 Fiorentina 0 (0)
2005–2010 LASK 30 (4)
2008SC Schwanenstadt (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2011 Waidhofen/Ybbs 10 (2)
2011–2012 SV Horn 27 (6)
2012–2013 Ober-Grafendorf 13 (4)
2013–2015 ASK Kottingbrunn 30 (15)
2015–2019 SV Stripfing 53 (6)
2019–2020 1. FC Bisamberg 13 (1)
International career
2002–2003 Austria U17 22 (13)
2005 Austria U19 6 (3)
Managerial career
2016–2018 SV Stripfing (youth)
2017–2018 SV Stripfing II (assistant)
2021–2023 1. FC Bisamberg (assistant)
2021– 1. FC Bisamberg (sports director)
2023– 1. FC Bisamberg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sascha Pichler (born 31 January 1986) is an Austrian footballer and manager, currently in charge of 1. FC Bisamberg.

Career

Club career

Pichler came through the Rapid Wien youth ranks, but made his Austrian Bundesliga debut for eternal rivals Austria Wien in 2002–03. He only made one substitute appearance in that title-winning season. He spent a season at Fiorentina but returned to playing action with LASK in Austria's Second Division in 2005 and winning promotion in 2007. Early 2008 he was loaned out to SC Schwanenstadt.

Post retirement

Already during his time at SV Stripfing, Pichler began to explore the world of coaching when he coached at the club's academy and later also at the club's reserve team.

After playing for 1. FC Bisamberg, he was later hired as assistant coach and sporting director at the club in the summer of 2021.[1][2] In December 2023, after Rene Hieblinger was fired as manager, Pichler took over the position, which - as before - he would combine with his position as sports director at the club as well.[3]

Honours